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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Afghan
Title:Tile with animal design
Date Made:13th century
Materials:Ceramic
Place Made:Asia; Afghanistan
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.102
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The tile is possibly red clay or bucchero that has been burned until porous. The glaze on the front can no longer be seen but has been identified as green. It is the same size as MH1165-2018.123 before fire damage. It also has identical dot markings and animal carving on one inside.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; architecture; animals; engravings

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2021.5.102

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