Tile with a papyrus plant

Production of ceramic tiles and vessels reached a peak under Ottoman court patronage in the sixteenth century. The court studio provided designs to semi-autonomous workshops in Izn...

A portion of a red tapestry woven square (tabula). The design is characterized by mirror symmetry. Animals and birds flank a large abstract, jeweled candelabra plant emerging from ...

This fragmentary tile, reassembled from four pieces, depicts a narrative scene closely related to those in contemporary and later manuscript paintings.Through an archway, a couple ...