Tile (part of a panel)
BackDescription:
One of nine glazed ceramic tiles painted underglaze in manganese turquoise and cobalt with border; inscribed with the name of 'Umar and the last two letters 'kr' of the name Abu Bakr. The panel represents the interior of a mosque with hanging lamps, cypress trees and a pot of carnations, and is inscribed with the names of Allah, Muhammad and the 'Rightly Guided' caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali.
Object type: | tile (part of a panel) |
Museum number: | OA+.14401 |
School/style: | Iznik |
Culture/period: | Ottoman dynasty (period) |
Date: | 18thC (circa) |
Production place: | Made in: Damascus (?) |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: Palestine (Historic) |
Materials: | stonepaste |
Technique: | glazed, painted |
Dimensions: | Height: 23.00 cm Width: 23.00 cm |
Location: | 25 |
Associated names: | Associated with: Omar~Associated with: Bakr (?) |
Curator's comments:
One of a group of tiles making up a panel which represents the interior of a mosque with lamps hanging from the arches. At the top of the central arch is a crescent, a symbol of the Ottomans ruling Syria at this time. The cypress trees give the impression of a garden. The tiles are inscribed Allah (God) and Muhammad, and with the names of the first four caliphs Abu Bakr (d. AD 632), 'Umar (d. AD 661), 'Uthman (d.AD 644) and 'Ali (d.AD 661). Part of a group which includes OA+.14389, OA+.14399, OA+.14400, OA+.14401, OA+.14402, OA+. 14403 and OA+.14404.
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