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Name of Object:

Faience pottery tile

Name in original language:

Zilidj, balata khazafia

Location:

Algiers, Algeria

Holding Institution:

Musée Public National des Antiquités

 About National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Algiers

Date of Object:

19th century

Author:

The ateliers in Delft

Inventory Number:

II.C.982

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Ceramic, enamel

Dimensions:

13 x 12 cm

Provenance:

Delft, Hollande

Description:

This faience pottery tile is painted with a ship in a circle in its centre, surrounded by flying birds. The rest of the zelige tile is decorated with a stylised floral pattern in each of its four corners.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Les Carreaux de Faïence

Citation of this web page:

Houria Cherid "Faience pottery tile " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;67;en

Prepared by: Houria Cherid
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: DZ 153

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