Three tiles, stone-paste, overglaze painted in the cuerda seca technique, with gold leaf
A four-petalled flower accented with gold leaf, surrounded by white circular arabesques, is visible in the centre of each tile, and a turquoise flourish behind the flower completes the design. Tiles such as these were used to decorate the exterior of brick buildings. -- The Spanish term cuerda seca...
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Three tiles, stone-paste, overglaze painted in the cuerda seca technique, with gold leaf [electronic resource]. |
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Format: | Physical Object |
Language: | English |
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[late 15th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RME. ISOAS. |
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