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The Islamic kingdom of Granada in southern Spain was ruled by the Nasrid kings from 1238 to 1492. This floor tile bears their device: a shield with a white heraldic bend impressed with their motto in Arabic: "There is no conqueror but God."
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Title: Tile with the Heraldic device of the Nasrid kings
Date: first third of 16th century
Geography: Made in probably Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Earthenware, impressed and glazed
Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (19 × 12.5 × 3.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2011
Accession Number: 2011.153
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