Tile

Spanish, Toledo

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 535

Raised outlines form cuencas (depressions) to contain glazes; this technique replaced the earlier Islamic method of cuerda seca. The swagged-head motif is of French Mannerist origin.

Tile, Tin-glazed earthenware, Spanish, Toledo

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