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Ceramic tile
Photography by Kellen Hope
Photography by Kellen Hope
DepartmentEurope

Ceramic tile

NameTile
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date14th century
Place madeMuel, Seville, or Toledo, SPAIN, Europe
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 in. (12 x 11.5 x 1.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1963.13.97
Object numberFA.1963.13.97
Collections
DescriptionCuenca tile, in rich green and blue glazes on white. Central motif flower in green with blue leaves 3/4 of which is surrounded by circular blue curves with straight blue band across top. Two corners same green motif others blue.

A tile using the "arista" technique, a characteristic 16th-century production from Muel, Seville, or Toledo.
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