{"id":64,"date":"2026-04-12T18:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?p=64"},"modified":"2026-05-03T19:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:29:06","slug":"delft-ware-beaker-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"Eight-pointed stellar tile, central figure on horse hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"953\" data-id=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/2016.29.64.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Eight-Pointed Stellar Tile, Central Figure on Horse Hunting&quot;: an eight-pointed ceramic tile with a geometric blue rim that has dark blue ink creating a symmetric pattern; smaller eight-point star within that contains a gold ink background with the image of a man riding a horse\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/2016.29.64.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/2016.29.64-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/2016.29.64-1024x871.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/2016.29.64-768x653.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-fd0eeb70\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5621715d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Maker: <\/strong>Once Known Maker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Culture: <\/strong>Iranian, Seljuk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Date Made:<\/strong> 14th century<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Material: <\/strong>Ceramic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Measurements: <\/strong>8 5\/8 x 8 5\/8 x 5\/8 in. (21.91 x 21.91 x 1.59 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collection: <\/strong>Smith College Museum of Art <em>SC 2016.29.64<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Extra Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eight-pointed tiles, or <em>khatam<\/em>, were extremely popular and were often found in Iranian mosques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They rarely existed as a singular tile \u2013 there were typically found in sets to create larger geometric wall art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number 8 is incredibly powerful in Islamic cultures it represents a multitude of things<sup data-fn=\"fb89da78-721c-4ccd-9b64-e77590b29123\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#fb89da78-721c-4ccd-9b64-e77590b29123\" id=\"fb89da78-721c-4ccd-9b64-e77590b29123-link\">1<\/a><\/sup>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eight levels of paradise or the eight doors of paradise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eight is tied to the presence of a hero returning to renew the world and kill all evil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"fb89da78-721c-4ccd-9b64-e77590b29123\">Shabani, Zahra, Fataneh Mahmoudi, and Gholamreza Hassani. 2018. \u201cTHE 8-POINTED STAR (OCTAGRAM) SYMBOLOGY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF KARL GUSTAV JUNG.\u201d \u0412\u0456\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a \u041d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0410\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043c\u0456\u0457 \u041a\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u041a\u0430\u0434\u0440\u0456\u0432 \u041a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438 \u0456 \u041c\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0446\u0442\u0432, no. 1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32461\/2226-3209.1.2018.178784. <a href=\"#fb89da78-721c-4ccd-9b64-e77590b29123-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maker: Once Known Maker Culture: Iranian, Seljuk Date Made: 14th century Material: Ceramic Measurements: 8 5\/8 x 8 5\/8 x 5\/8 in. 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