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Lotus slab
(بلاطة لوتس)

Title	Lotus slab
Title Original	بلاطة لوتس
Publication Date:	AH 10th / AD 16th century
Publication Place	Maybe Syria - National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject	Ceramic piece and paint under glass
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 22.5 سم ، العرض : 18 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	18514 / 2212
Record ID	object;EPM;rm;Mus21;8;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Art of Romania
Date	AH 10th / AD 16th century
Notes	There are two blooming lotus-shaped flowers drawn in black and white on a cobalt blue ground. Half of the blooming flower can be seen in the lower right corner, while the full blooming flower appears on the body on the left. Behind the slab, the Arabic letters: “Lam Raa Lam Raa” lr lr were carved into the dough. Tiles of similar limited color and treatment similar to the typical blooming lotus flowers were used to redecorate the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem during the extensive restoration ordered by Suleiman the Magnificent. The tile could therefore have been made in Ottoman workshops in Syria and date back to the mid-16th century.
Sample Text	"Lotus Slab" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;8;ar

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Lotus slab

(بلاطة لوتس)

Publication Date AH 10th / AD 16th century

Publication Place Maybe Syria - National Museum of Art of Romania

Subject Ceramic piece and paint under glass

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 22.5 سم ، العرض : 18 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 18514 / 2212

Record ID object;EPM;rm;Mus21;8;ar

Library Location National Museum of Art of Romania

Date AH 10th / AD 16th century

Notes There are two blooming lotus-shaped flowers drawn in black and white on a cobalt blue ground. Half of the blooming flower can be seen in the lower right corner, while the full blooming flower appears on the body on the left. Behind the slab, the Arabic letters: “Lam Raa Lam Raa” lr lr were carved into the dough. Tiles of similar limited color and treatment similar to the typical blooming lotus flowers were used to redecorate the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem during the extensive restoration ordered by Suleiman the Magnificent. The tile could therefore have been made in Ottoman workshops in Syria and date back to the mid-16th century.

Sample Text "Lotus Slab" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;8;ar