Tile

Unknown

13th century · Stonepaste; molded, glazed, and painted · Islamic Art

Tiles for architectural decoration for both interiors and exteriors used a combination of different geometrical shapes - crosses, intertwined squares, stars - to produce a varied and colorful effect. Rich and splendid surfaces were thus created, nowadays still visible on numerous buildings.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th century

Medium

Stonepaste; molded, glazed, and painted

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of M. Dawod Benzaria, 1917