Ceiling tiles

Spanish, Seville

mid-16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 535

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Title: Ceiling tiles
Date: mid-16th century
Culture: Spanish, Seville
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Each tile: 11 5/8 × 5 in. (29.5 × 12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of Myron and Anabel Taylor Foundation Inc., 1960
Object Number: 60.119.234–.357
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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