This gallery is made up of photos of the traditional Islamic tilework for which mosques around the world are well-known. I have always found this art to be very beautiful, as I grew up going to mosques in the US which also used this style of tilework.
Mihrab (prayer niche), Unknown, Late 15th century - 16th century, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Tile with the Great Mosque of Mecca, Turkish, 17th century (Ottoman), From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
Tile Panel, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tile Panel, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tiles, Unknown, circa 1444, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tile, Unknown, 16th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tile from a Panel, Unknown, second half of 17th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Islamic Gallery, Lahore Museum, From the collection of: Lahore Museum
Prayer Niche (Mihrab) from Kashan, Unknown, 1226, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Prayer niche, Unknown, Late 13th century-early 14th century, From the collection of: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Tile, Unknown, 15th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tile, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Arabic calligraphy, From the collection of: Lahore Museum
Mosque lamp, 1549/1549, From the collection of: British Museum
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