"Layla and Majnun" Tile Panel

"Layla and Majnun" Tile Panel

Public Domain

"Layla and Majnun" Tile Panel
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
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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