Samarkand Tile, late 14th c.

بلاطة تيمورية سمرقندية

Samarkand Tile, late 14th c.; V&A, accession 1291C-1893.

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A glazed Samarkand tile; late fourteenth century, the age of Timur. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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