Wall tile

Description

Border wall tile of siliceous-glazed earthenware painted with a scrolling design in white touched with manganese and blue on a turquoise ground: Syria, Damascus, 16th century

Museum reference

A.1910.44

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Wall tile

Production information

Damascus, Syria, West Asia

Date

16th century

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, siliceous-glazed, painted with a scrolling design in white touched with manganese and blue on a turquoise ground

Associations

Irvine Smith Collection

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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