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Octagonal Tile Depicting Peacock in Prunus Tree

Medium: Ceramic; fritware, painted in black, cobalt blue, green, and manganese purple under a transparent glaze
Place Made: Damascus, Syria
Dates: mid-16th century
Dynasty: Ottoman
Period: Ottoman
Dimensions: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 x 2.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
Museum Location: This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 1990.21
Credit Line: Gift of Jack A. Josephson
Image: Overall, CUR.1990.21.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

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