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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.321
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Initial Tile From a Calligraphic Panel
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
15th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt, Cairo
Period
Mamluk period
Culture
Arab
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215762

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ceramic with calligraphy
Technique
Underglazed
Dimensions
27 x 21.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.321
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd: 1981 Supplement to the 1979 catalogue, exh. cat., San Diego Museum of Art (San Diego, CA, 1981), 18-9 (Ceramic 1A)

Verification Level

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