Publication Date
1087 AH / 1676 AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
Ceramic tiles with painted decorations under the transparent glaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 240 سم ؛ العرض: 144 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
16645
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;33;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
1087 AH / 1676 AD
Notes
The piece is a painting consisting of square ceramic tiles bearing a drawing of the Kaaba with its black covering. The painting shows Ottoman-style architectural elements, including doors, domes, minarets, and arches from which lanterns hang. In the lower right corner of the painting is written the date of its manufacture, which is 1087 AH/1676 AD, and the name of Sultan Suleiman. This painting is similar to another painting found in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, bearing the signature of Muhammad al-Shami and dated 1139 AH / 1726 AD, and a painting drawn on the front of a manuscript of the Noble Qur’an dating back to the Ottoman era and bearing a drawing of the Noble Mosque in Mecca.
Sample Text
Muhammad Abbas Muhammad Selim “Painting of ceramic tiles” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;33;ar
