Hexagonal Tile
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In the fifteenth century the Timurid and Turkman potters of Iran and the Ottoman potters of Turkey and Syria once again looked to Chinese ceramics for inspiration. This came in the form of floral decoration in underglaze blue on a white ground, the legacy of the famous "Blue-and-White" wares of Yuan and Ming China. As always, the Islamic potters adapted the motifs of the Chinese originals to their own distinct purposes.
Caption
Hexagonal Tile, mid–15th century. Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple under a transparent glaze, 6 3/4 x 13/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 07.176. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Hexagonal Tile
Date
mid–15th century
Dynasty
Ottoman Empire
Period
Ottoman
Geography
Place made: Damascus, Syria
Medium
Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple under a transparent glaze
Classification
Dimensions
6 3/4 x 13/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
07.176
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