File:Iznik blue-and-white tile fragment.jpg
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Summary
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Unknown artist |
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| Description |
English: Fragment of an early Iznik blue-and-white tile. Identical to the border tiles in the tomb of Şehzade Mahmud (a son of Bayerzid II) in the royal cemetery in Bursa (1506-1507). |
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| Date | V & A give between circa 1480 and circa 1510. Atasoy and Ruby give 1506-7 (inscription over doorway of tomb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Fritware with underglaze cobalt blue decoration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Length: 15.9 cm, Width: 8.9 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case W, shelf 2 |
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| Notes | Similar tiles or tile fragments are owned by other museums: Louvre in Paris (Inv. no. UCAD 10481), David Collection in Copenhagen includes a complete tile (Inv. no. 93a/2003), the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington F1980.181a-c The scalloped white medallions were originally gilded. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
Atasoy, Nurhan; Raby, Julian (1989), Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London: Alexandra Press, p. 90, Figs. 81, 82, ISBN 978-1-85669-054-6. Carswell, John (2006), Iznik Pottery, London: British Museum Press, pp. 36-38, Fig. 18. ISBN 978-0-7141-2441-4. |
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| Source/Photographer | Aa77zz (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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