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Tile fragment with a turquoise and blue glaze
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fragment of a tile of hard-fired red clay, on one side covered with a turquoise and blue colored glaze. The ornament, consisting of blue bands on a light green ground, cannot be reconstructed from this fragment. The tile has a ridge of earthenware on the back. From the mosque of Erivan on the Sauga, district Erivan, on the Turkish-Persian border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTile fragment with a turquoise and blue glaze. c. 1350 - c. 1499. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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