Tile, second half 15th century, Country of Origin Spain, Earthenware; molded, cobalt-painted on an opaque white glaze powdered

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Tile, second half 15th century, Country of Origin Spain, Earthenware; molded, cobalt-painted on an opaque white glaze powdered with gold under a transparent glaze, H. 6 1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Tiles, So extravagant was the Alhambra palace that even some floors bore expensive ceramic tile. This tile probably comes from the Alhambra’s Comares hall where fourteenth-century tiles were replaced in the late fifteenth century by new ones like this example, bearing similar designs but executed in cuerda seca

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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