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Tile with Image of
Iran, probably Takht-i Sulaymän, late 13th c.
Stonepaste; modeled, underglaze painted in blue & turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white ground
Met 12.49.4: metmuseum.org/art/collection/s
"Ilkhanid period artists readily adopted imagery from Chinese iconography...this image of a soaring phoenix with crested head & elaborate trailing plumage exemplifies the adaptation of Chinese imagery by Persian artists."