Tiles with Multicolor Glazes
These tiles likely adorned the walls of an important building, like a palace or a temple. Though influenced by Assyrian art, these designs are thought to be products of the local cultures around Lake Urumia, Iran.
- Cultural property designation
- Quantity
- Artist
- Period/Century
- Iron Age, 8th–7th century BC
- Country/Origin
- Northwestern Iran
- Excavation site
- Material
- Reddish-brown clay with sand
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- TJ-5678
- Genre
- Asian Archaeology
- Category
- Archaeology > Media > Earthenware, stoneware, porcelain
On display: Asian Archaeology
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On displayWine Vessel ("Bu") with Animal Masks ("Taotie")
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
October 21, 2025 (Tue)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayCooking Vessel ("Ding") with Dragons ("Panchi")
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
October 21, 2025 (Tue)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayFoundation Peg with a God Figure
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
September 9, 2025 (Tue)–
December 21, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayMummy of Pasherienptah
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
September 9, 2025 (Tue)–
December 21, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayHuman-shaped Object
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
May 27, 2025 (Tue)–
May 31, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayStone Bas-relief, Queen Mother of the West / Chariot / Hunting
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 7
April 22, 2025 (Tue)–
April 19, 2026 (Sun)
