Panel of Hexagonal Tiles

Location: Iznik, Turkey

Materials: stonepaste body, painted underglaze in blue and turquoise

Dimensions: 80 x 52cm (overall); 20 x 18cm (each tile)

Accession Number: POT 1723

Other Notes:

The tiles all show slight variations in drawing and colouring. The design derives from a 15th-century Italian silk.

Bibliography:

J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.374, p.316.