Object Description
An Ottoman Empire Damascus square tile, late 16th century, the glazed fritware body painted in underglaze green, blue, turquoise and black with four lobed medallions and four split palmettes centred on an eight-pointed floral star, mounted. Syrian.
Provenance: Property of a private European collector.
Footnote: This design is based on an Iznik prototype seen in the Sulemaniye Mosque, Istanbul completed in 1557.