Harvard Art Museums > 1960.18: Tile with cloud band and spiraling 'Saz'-tendril pattern Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tile with cloud band and spiraling 'Saz'-tendril pattern , 1960.18,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216902. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.18 Title Tile with cloud band and spiraling 'Saz'-tendril pattern Other Titles Alternate Title: Tile with Intertwined Spiralling Tendrils, Flower Cartouches, "Saz" Leaves and Cloud Bands Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date mid 16th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Iznik Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216902 Physical Descriptions Medium Fritware Technique Underglazed, painted Dimensions 25.4 x 20 x 1.6 cm (10 x 7 7/8 x 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.18 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This tile was originally square, ten inches on a side, but was cut down to form a border eight inches wide, probably in the apartments of Murad III.The tile formed, in its original square form, part of a continuous pattern utilizing four floral rosettes, two curved leaf forms with flowers upon them, and a cloud or dragon motif in bright red, which curled through the center and corners of each square. The glazes are thickly applied within a thin black outlining on the slip. Publication History 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 18, 206 Exhibition History Exhibition of Islamic Objects, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, 01/28/1972 - 02/28/1972 Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 The Ottoman Empire: A Culture and Its Impact, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/25/1989 - 05/21/1989 Arabesque, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/1990 - 03/24/1991 Woven, Hammered, and Thrown: Textiles and Objects from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/22/1991 - 08/18/1991 The Ottomans and their Contemporaries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/21/1992 - 05/17/1992 A Grand Legacy: Arts of the Ottoman Empire, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/1999 - 01/02/2000 The Enlightened Eye: Gifts from John Goelet, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/12/2000 - 05/07/2000 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
