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Tile with Floral and Cloud-band Design
A classic Iznik-period Ottoman tile, purely floral and cloud-band decorative motif — no script, no figures. Iznik ware is the signature ceramic tradition of Ottoman Islamic art. Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze. Turkey, Iznik, ca. 1578. Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902.
Provenance
Public domain — via The Metropolitan Museum of Art — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession:
- 02.5.91
- License:
- CC0 (Met Open Access — isPublicDomain: true)
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