Publication Date
Mid-tenth century/mid-sixteenth century
Publication Place
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Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Archeology
Subject
Glazed and glazed ceramic.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 27سم؛ العرض: 27سم؛ العمق: حوالي 1.8سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
S.N.I. 001
Record ID
object;ISL;se;Mus01;16;ar
Library Location
Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Archeology
Date
Mid-tenth century/mid-sixteenth century
Notes
A tile of tile, of which a square piece remains, is decorated with a repeating design painted in the colors teal, bright green, manganese violet, and turquoise, outlined in black under a transparent, colorless layer of glaze on a white background. It appears that the blue and turquoise colors have spread beyond the boundaries of the space allotted for them, and that the glaze has been damaged. The partially damaged slab is surrounded by a border of turquoise lines, between which are alternating colored bands of trefoil patterns. The design is symmetrical and consists of two opposite arabesque patterns linked together at their ends into trilobite shapes that are also filled with arabesques. The space formed between them is filled with two clusters of carnations at the bottom, three lilies in the middle, and two clusters of other flowers at the top. Two of the three tulips in the center form an S-shaped branch with branches growing from the lower tulips, continuing upwards with flower branches emerging from their blossoms. The back of the slab has been cut, indicating that it was used to decorate a wall.
Sample Text
Friederike Voigt "Fatile tile" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;se;Mus01;16;ar
