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Border Tile

unknownabout 1575

Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany

Section of a continual floral chain with rosett blossoms, lancet leaves and arabesque cartouches on a light blue ground, framed by turquoise strips

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Title: Border Tile
Creator: unknown
Creator Lifespan: 1570/1580
Date: about 1575
Location: Turkey, Iznik
Provenance: Acquired before 1921 for the Museum Folkwang, Hagen, since 1922 Essen
Type: Tile
Rights: © Museum Folkwang
Medium: Quartz frit ceramic, white, sandy shards, decor beneath the glaze
Tiefe: 2.30 cm
Höhe: 16.50 cm
Collection: Archaeology, Global Art, Applied Arts
Breite: 22.50 cm

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