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Tile

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 170 tiles with different floral and geometrical patterns, some forming a kibleh to point out the direction of Mecca. From Cairo. Bought as 'South Italian, 18th (?) century' but more probably Tunisian, 19th century


Object details

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Brief description
One of 170 tiles with different floral and geometrical patterns, some forming a kibleh to point out the direction of Mecca. From Cairo. Bought as 'South Italian, 18th (?) century' but more probably Tunisian, 19th century
Object history
Bought in Cairo for the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A), by Stanley Lane-Poole
Association
Collection
Accession number
1231:46-1883

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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