Name of Object:

Decorated panel featuring a mosque

Location:

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée National du Bardo

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Le Bardo, Tunis

Date of Object:

Late 18th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Terracotta

Dimensions:

H. 140 cm, l. 80 cm

Provenance:

Qallaline

Description:

An Ottoman-style mosque, identifiable by its cone-shaped minarets, sits in the middle of this horseshoe arch supported by two columns. The lower panel contains a vase with various flowers emerging from it, such as carnations, tulips, and vine leaves. A dense rinceau pattern with flowers and leaves fills the gaps in the arch and the keystone and decorates the capitals of the columns. The main colours are yellow green and blue, although beige and brown also feature. This item shows traces of both Ottoman and Andalusian influences.

Type of Object

Ceramics

Citation of this web page:

"Decorated panel featuring a mosque " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;9;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 009