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Tile Panel

mid-16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
This panel is composed of seven hexagonal tiles. A floral design has been painted in cobalt and turquoise blue on a white ground. Each tile has a six-pointed floral medallion at its center, from which a network of small saz leaves, lotus blossoms, and split-palmette (rumi) leaves emanates. Hence, an endlessly repeating pattern is created, which flows from one tile to the next.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tile Panel
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Syria
  • Medium: Stonepaste, polychrome painted under transparent colorless glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 21 in.. (53.3 cm)
    W. 30 in. (76.2 cm)
    Wt: 32 lbs. (14.5 kg)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.12.3
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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