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Tile
- Place of origin:
Toledo, Spain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1500-1550 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glaze earthenware with <i>cuerda seca</i> decoration
- Museum number:
308:116-1866
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 33, shelf 8
Alizares take the form of hollow oblong tiles, with decoration on two adjacent sides. They were used where two tiled surfaces met at right angles, such as around an altar frontal or on steps.






