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Tiles from the mausoleum of Buyan Kuli Chan, clay, fritted porcelain, reliefs, underglaze decoration, Total: Height: 125 cm; Width: 59 cm, architectural decoration, ceramics, Islam, grave equipment, interior decoration, tendril ornament, These tiles come from the mausoleum of King Buyan Kuli Khan, who was murdered in 1358. He was the 25th successor of Genghis Khan (1155/62/67-1227) and ruled over a part of the huge empire of the Mongols. His tomb stands in Bukhara, a city in today's Uzbekistan, and was covered with tiles inside and outside. The field with the spiral tendril comes from the outer facade. The ornament is not painted on here, but cut into the clay as a relief in an elaborate technique.

Tiles from the mausoleum of Buyan Kuli Chan, clay, fritted porcelain, reliefs, underglaze decoration, Total: Height: 125 cm; Width: 59 cm, architectural decoration, ceramics, Islam, grave equipment, interior decoration, tendril ornament, These tiles come from the mausoleum of King Buyan Kuli Khan, who was murdered in 1358. He was the 25th successor of Genghis Khan (1155/62/67-1227) and ruled over a part of the huge empire of the Mongols. His tomb stands in Bukhara, a city in today's Uzbekistan, and was covered with tiles inside and outside. The field with the spiral tendril comes from the outer facade. The ornament is not painted on here, but cut into the clay as a relief in an elaborate technique.
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Tiles from the mausoleum of Buyan Kuli Chan, clay, fritted porcelain, reliefs, underglaze decoration, Total: Height: 125 cm; Width: 59 cm, architectural decoration, ceramics, Islam, grave equipment, interior decoration, tendril ornament, These tiles come from the mausoleum of King Buyan Kuli Khan, who was murdered in 1358. He was the 25th successor of Genghis Khan (1155/62/67-1227) and ruled over a part of the huge empire of the Mongols. His tomb stands in Bukhara, a city in today's Uzbekistan, and was covered with tiles inside and outside. The field with the spiral tendril comes from the outer facade. The ornament is not painted on here, but cut into the clay as a relief in an elaborate technique.
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