Tile
15th century (made)
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Border tile of earthenware, moulded and decorated in colours in low relief with a design composed of simulated characters amid floral scrolls, glazed in the cuerda seca technique. There are traces of gilding.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded in low relief, glazed in the <i>cuerda seca</i> technique and gilt |
| Brief description | Tile, earthenware glazed in the cuerda seca technique and gilt, from the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, built for the Osmanli Sultan Çelebi Mehmed I (1413-1421), made in Turkey (Iznik), 15th century |
| Physical description | Border tile of earthenware, moulded and decorated in colours in low relief with a design composed of simulated characters amid floral scrolls, glazed in the cuerda seca technique. There are traces of gilding. |
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| Object history | From the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, built for the Osmanli Sultan Çelebi Mehmed I (1413-1421). |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | 1615-1892 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2009 |
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