Tile Panel
ca. 1600 (made)
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Panel of six tiles of grey glazed earthenware, painted in colours on white slip. Each tile is painted in blue, green and manganese-purple outlined in olive-green with a lobed compartment containing a conventional floral device surrounded by tulips, carnations and other flowers; in the interstices of the tiles are composed of quartered rosettes, cintamani and tiger stripes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting |
| Brief description | Panel of six tiles with floral medallions in green, blue and purple, Damascus (Syria), ca. 1600. |
| Physical description | Panel of six tiles of grey glazed earthenware, painted in colours on white slip. Each tile is painted in blue, green and manganese-purple outlined in olive-green with a lobed compartment containing a conventional floral device surrounded by tulips, carnations and other flowers; in the interstices of the tiles are composed of quartered rosettes, cintamani and tiger stripes. |
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| Gallery label | TILE PANEL
Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting
Syria (made at Damascus); about 1600(Used until 08/2004) |
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| Accession number | 492-1900 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2000 |
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