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Collections

Two Tiles17th century

Not on view
Square ceramic tile with off-white glaze, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and green with scrolling vines, stylized floral medallions, and a vertical border on the left
Glazed ceramic tile with white ground, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and green with scrolling floral arabesque design featuring peony-like blossoms and saz leaves; narrow border of interlacing vine scroll along the right edge.

Unknown, Two Tiles, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Two Tiles
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Fritware, underglaze painted
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.69 x 59.69 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.27a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.
  • Atasoy, Nurhan and Julian Raby. Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London: Alexandria Press, 1989.