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The American Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Jeannette Genius McKean and Hugh Ferguson McKean in memory of Charles Hosmer Morse 2006
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Tile with Composite Flowers and Saz Leaves
Tile with Composite Flowers and Saz Leaves
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...
Luster Star Tile with Seated Figure
Luster Star Tile with Seated Figure
Perhaps the most important contribution of Muslim potters, the application of luster to a ceramic surface was not limited to vessels. As early as the ninth century, this costly tec...
Star Tile with Griffins, Birds and Leaves
Star Tile with Griffins, Birds and Leaves
Perhaps the most important contribution of Muslim potters, the application of luster to a ceramic surface was not limited to vessels. As early as the ninth century, this costly tec...
Hexagonal tile with floral pattern
Hexagonal tile with floral pattern
In the 1540s the Iznik factories were still producing hexagonal revetment tiles, using the familiar dark blue and turquoise ornament on a white slip. This hexagonal tile, 8 1/2 in...
Fragmentary Star Tile with Lovers
Fragmentary Star Tile with Lovers
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 ...
Square Tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
Square Tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
During the second half of the sixteenth century, a great profusion of colors and motifs begins to appear in the Iznik tiles. This tile, 9 1/2 inches square, features the traditiona...
Square tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
Square tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
During the second half of the sixteenth century, a great profusion of colors and motifs begins to appear in the Iznik tiles. This tile, 9 1/2 inches square, features the traditiona...
Square Tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
Square Tile with a geometric pattern of split-leaf arabesques issuing from a central rosette
During the second half of the sixteenth century, a great profusion of colors and motifs begins to appear in the Iznik tiles. This tile, 9 1/2 inches square, features the traditiona...