Tile with the Heraldic device of the Nasrid kings

first third of 16th century

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 10

The Islamic kingdom of Granada in southern Spain was ruled by the Nasrid kings from 1238 to 1492. This floor tile bears their device: a shield with a white heraldic bend impressed with their motto in Arabic: "There is no conqueror but God."

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Title: Tile with the Heraldic device of the Nasrid kings
Date: first third of 16th century
Geography: Made in probably Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Earthenware, impressed and glazed
Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (19 × 12.5 × 3.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2011
Object Number: 2011.153
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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