Tile
ca. 1420-1450 (made)
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Tile of fritware, hexagonal in shape, and painted in underglaze cobalt blue and olive green with a musical instrument between two grotesque birds in white compartments on a ground of blue scrolls, and the whole is surrounded by turquoise and olive green bands.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting |
Brief description | Ceramic tile, Syria, Mamluk, Polychrome - Tile of fritware, hexagonal in shape, and painted in underglaze colours, Damascus, ca. 1420-1450. |
Physical description | Tile of fritware, hexagonal in shape, and painted in underglaze cobalt blue and olive green with a musical instrument between two grotesque birds in white compartments on a ground of blue scrolls, and the whole is surrounded by turquoise and olive green bands. |
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Accession number | 418-1898 |
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Record created | December 12, 2008 |
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