Photo of collection object Hexagonal Tile — Hexagonal Tile, mid-15th century. Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and manganese purple under a transparent glaze, 6 3/4 x 13/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 07.175. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Hexagonal Tile

mid-15th century

Maker Unknown

Arts of the Islamic World

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Tiles
Formatted Medium: Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise and manganese purple under a transparent glaze
Medium: ceramic, fritware, painted, cobalt, blue, turquoise, manganese, purple, under, transparent, glaze
Locations: Place made: Damascus, Syria
Dynasty: Ottoman Empire
Period: Ottoman
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 13/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Islamic World
Accession Number: 07.175
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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