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A board of six tiles
(لوحة من ست بلاطات)

Title	A board of six tiles
Title Original	لوحة من ست بلاطات
Publication Date:	17th century
Publication Place	- Benaki Museum
Subject	Ceramic pieces with multi-colored glaze decoration
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	73×49.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	15053
Record ID	object;EPM;gr;Mus21;48;ar
Library Location	Benaki Museum
Date	17th century
Notes	The painting depicts the Grand Mosque in Mecca within the Kaaba complex, which is shown in the middle between other sites such as the pulpit, the Zamzam Well, and constructions of various religious schools, all of which are known by their names. Such topographical works with a wish/votive or commemorative function are typical of 17th-century Iznik workshops and follow illustrations in manuscripts from the 6th century onwards.
Sample Text	"Panel of six tiles" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;48;ar

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A board of six tiles

(لوحة من ست بلاطات)

Publication Date 17th century

Publication Place - Benaki Museum

Subject Ceramic pieces with multi-colored glaze decoration

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 73×49.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 15053

Record ID object;EPM;gr;Mus21;48;ar

Library Location Benaki Museum

Date 17th century

Notes The painting depicts the Grand Mosque in Mecca within the Kaaba complex, which is shown in the middle between other sites such as the pulpit, the Zamzam Well, and constructions of various religious schools, all of which are known by their names. Such topographical works with a wish/votive or commemorative function are typical of 17th-century Iznik workshops and follow illustrations in manuscripts from the 6th century onwards.

Sample Text "Panel of six tiles" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;48;ar