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Image Not Available for Border Tile with Çintamani Design
Border Tile with Çintamani Design
Image Not Available for Border Tile with Çintamani Design

Border Tile with Çintamani Design

CultureTurkish
Datec. 1560-1570
MediumIznik ware: stonepaste, with polychrome underglaze painting
Dimensions6 5/8 × 12 5/8 × 13/16 in. (16.8 × 32 × 2.1 cm)
Classificationsfurnishings & equipment
Credit LineSK Heninger, Jr. Fund for Islamic Art in honor of Kitty Bergel and The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
Object number2022.33
DescriptionA rectangular fritware tile painted in cobalt-blue, turquoise, black and bold sealing-wax red covered with a transparent glaze. The surface decorated with a pattern of triple dots and wavy lips, also known as cintamanis and Buddha lips.
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