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Pair of tiles

UnknownLate 16th century AD

Museo d'Arte Orientale

Museo d'Arte Orientale
Torino, Italy

A key characteristic of Islamic art is to cover entire buildings with brightly coloured tiles. This pair of tiles gives a good indication of how the walls of the sumptuous Safavid palaces must have looked.

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  • Title: Pair of tiles
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Creator Lifespan: 16th century AD - 16th century AD
  • Date: Late 16th century AD
  • Location Created: Iran
  • Physical Dimensions: w45.6 x h22.8 cm
  • Object Hegira dates: Late 10th century
  • Key-words: Tile, ceramic, cuerda seca, Safavid
  • Dynasties: Safavid
  • Type: Ceramic
  • Rights: All Rights Reserved - MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin
  • Medium: Cuerda seca
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