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Border Tile with Split-Palmette Design

ca. 1578
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
Within the tilework decoration of the Ottoman capital, tomato‑red tiles such as this one were laid end to end, creating a meandering vine‑scroll border for walls covered with field tiles, like the nearby floral and cloud-band example.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Border Tile with Split-Palmette Design
  • Date: ca. 1578
  • Geography: Made in Turkey, Iznik
  • Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
    D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.235.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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