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Like a well
(مثاب بئر)

Title	Like a well
Title Original	مثاب بئر
Publication Place	- Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Subject	Stamped and enamelled porcelain.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع: 66 سم؛ القطر: 33 سم؛ السماكة: 2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	CM 201
Record ID	object;ISL;dz;Mus01;21;ar
Library Location	Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Notes	A well sink in the shape of an octagon, made of porcelain coated with green enamel. The stamped decorations are distributed over five fields, above a prominent base and a rim, of which only one part remains. The lower field has a decorative collar decorated with recesses framed by rosettes on three sides. The second field is decorated with rosettes with four petals surrounded by branches, forming a square whose corners are decorated with rosettes. The third field is covered by a network of branches that end in florets. The fourth and fifth fields are decorated with palmettes with obtuse branches. This type of niche was known inside homes.
Sample Text	Leila Merabet “Mathab Well” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;21;ar

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Like a well

(مثاب بئر)

Publication Place - Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)

Subject Stamped and enamelled porcelain.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع: 66 سم؛ القطر: 33 سم؛ السماكة: 2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID CM 201

Record ID object;ISL;dz;Mus01;21;ar

Library Location Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)

Notes A well sink in the shape of an octagon, made of porcelain coated with green enamel. The stamped decorations are distributed over five fields, above a prominent base and a rim, of which only one part remains. The lower field has a decorative collar decorated with recesses framed by rosettes on three sides. The second field is decorated with rosettes with four petals surrounded by branches, forming a square whose corners are decorated with rosettes. The third field is covered by a network of branches that end in florets. The fourth and fifth fields are decorated with palmettes with obtuse branches. This type of niche was known inside homes.

Sample Text Leila Merabet “Mathab Well” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;21;ar