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Name: Covering tile (Architectural element, interior and exterior decor, doorframe->Architectural decor) |

Title	Name: Covering tile (Architectural element, interior and exterior decor, doorframe->Architectural decor) \|
Publication Date:	date : 1898
Publication Place	Damascus (Arab Middle East->Syria) (?) - Etat
Subject	Material: Ceramic\|Material/Technique: Ceramic (siliceous paste), decoration painted on slip under transparent glaze - The central floret follows the two diagonals of the tile and is connected to a network of blue rods. Half lotuses on each side are connected by a brown-green stem forming a pointed mandorla. The angles of one of the diagonals are occupied by a quarter of a rosette. The mandorla network and the blue network meet at these two angles. Five colors: cobalt blue, turquoise, brown green, eggplant brown, yellow. Contour lines drawn in black.
Type	Other
Language	ar
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Hauteur : 22,9 cm (Max) ; Largeur : 22,8 cm (Max) ; Epaisseur : 1,9 cm ; Poids : 1,357 kg
Library:	Musee du Louvre
Library Asset ID	12651
Record ID	cl010328989
Library Location	not exposed
Date	18th century (?); 19th century (?) (1700 - 1900)
Notes	purchase
Sample Text	The central floret follows the two diagonals of the tile and connects to a network of blue rods. Half lotuses on each side are connected by a brown-green stem forming a pointed mandorla. The angles of one of the diagonals are occupied by a quarter of a rosette. The mandorla network and the blue network meet at these two angles. Five colors: cobalt blue, turquoise, brown green, eggplant brown, yellow. Contour lines drawn in black.

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Name: Covering tile (Architectural element, interior and exterior decor, doorframe->Architectural decor) |

Publication Date date : 1898

Publication Place Damascus (Arab Middle East->Syria) (?) - Etat

Subject Material: Ceramic|Material/Technique: Ceramic (siliceous paste), decoration painted on slip under transparent glaze - The central floret follows the two diagonals of the tile and is connected to a network of blue rods. Half lotuses on each side are connected by a brown-green stem forming a pointed mandorla. The angles of one of the diagonals are occupied by a quarter of a rosette. The mandorla network and the blue network meet at these two angles. Five colors: cobalt blue, turquoise, brown green, eggplant brown, yellow. Contour lines drawn in black.

Type Other

Language ar

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Hauteur : 22,9 cm (Max) ; Largeur : 22,8 cm (Max) ; Epaisseur : 1,9 cm ; Poids : 1,357 kg

Library Musee du Louvre

Library Asset ID 12651

Record ID cl010328989

Library Location not exposed

Date 18th century (?); 19th century (?) (1700 - 1900)

Notes purchase

Sample Text The central floret follows the two diagonals of the tile and connects to a network of blue rods. Half lotuses on each side are connected by a brown-green stem forming a pointed mandorla. The angles of one of the diagonals are occupied by a quarter of a rosette. The mandorla network and the blue network meet at these two angles. Five colors: cobalt blue, turquoise, brown green, eggplant brown, yellow. Contour lines drawn in black.