Hexagonal Tile, first half 15th century, Attributed to Syria, Composite body; underglaze painted, Ht. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, The background of tightly coiled spirals and the use of black, blue, and turquoise underglaze pigments betray the Syrian provenance of this tile. The lidded ewer on a stand, a form that is still popular in the Middle East, is a recurrent motif based on contemporary metal examples
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Hexagonal Tile, first half 15th century, Attributed, Syria, Composite body, underglaze painted, Ht, 7 1/8, 18.1 cm, Ceramics-Tiles, background, tightly coiled, spirals, black, blue, turquoise underglaze, pigments, betray, Syrian provenance, tile, lidded ewer, stand, form, popular, Middle East, recurrent motif, based, contemporary metal, examples
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