"Layla and Majnun" Tile Panel

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CulturePersian

Titles

"Layla and Majnun" Tile Panel

Date17th century

MediumStonepaste; polychrome glaze within black wax-resist outlines (cuerda seca)

Dimensions27 3/4 × 37 1/4 × 1 in. (70.5 × 94.6 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2017 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala

Object number2017.423

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

113 Islamic Art Gallery

On view

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Department

Art of the Islamic Worlds

Object Type

CERAMICS

ProvenancePrivate Collection, France, until c. 2000; purchased by Marie-Laure Thiollet [unknown Auction in Annecy, France]; [Argenteuil Maison De Vente, March 13, 2012]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.

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