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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Turkish
Title:Tile with calligraphic inscription and floral decoration
Date Made:19th century; before 1885
Type:Floor/Window Covering
Materials:Ceramic; stonepaste with polychrome-paint under transparent glaze
Place Made:Asia; Turkey; Kutahya
Measurements:Overall: 7 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 3/8 in; 18.1 cm x 18.1 cm x 1 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Inscribed on the back of the tile in pencil: "150"and "T.SII.1"
Accession Number:  MH 1885.1.T.SII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Alice Balch Abbott (Class of 1865)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Tile, chipped at lower right hand corner; blind crack runs from edge to middle section. An inscription in black on a white ground is enclosed within a black circle ("Allah" is one of the words.). Corners are decorated with polychrome underglaze.

Tags:
pottery; writing; text

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