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Tile panel, Turkish (Iznik), Ottoman period, about 1573. Composite body (quartz, clay, and glaze frit) with colors painted on white slip under clear glaze. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer.
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The many cultures of the Muslim world, stretching from the Mediterranean to Central Asia, are represented through religious and secular arts, including decorative objects and arts of the book. The collection’s strengths lie in Persian manuscript painting, early Persian and later Turkish ceramics, and inlaid metalwork.
Tile Panel
Tile Panel
Turkey, late 16th century
Bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer 06.2437
Page from a Manuscript of the Shah-nama
Page from a Manuscript of the Shah-nama
Iran and Turkey, 1562–1583
Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 and Picture Fund 14.692
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