http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3300335
type: Entity
ksamsok version: 1.3.0
service name: objekt
service organization: SMVK-MM
service organization full: Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
build date: 2026-08-09
url: https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/object/3300335
subject: culturalHistory
data quality: raw
item super type: object
item type: object
replaces: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Islam/3300335
item key word: Room 7
item key word: Room 8
item label: tile panel
is visualized by: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3923706
P12 B.was present at: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibition/3953677
P12 B.was present at: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibitionpart/3953897
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Description
  desc: A rectangular panel composed from square tiles painted with a polychrome decoration on a white ground and assembled to make a niche motif. Through horse-shoe shaped niche on columns and capitals, there is an arabesque-like pattern developing from a vase put in a bowl and the floral composition fill the whole surface under the niche. Over the arch, scrolled vegetal motif. Mounted in a wooden frame.
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Inventory number
  desc: S.N. I 0032
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Condition
  desc: Complete
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Dimensions
  desc: L. 139 cm, W. 73,5 cm.
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Published text
  desc: The rectangular panel is composed of square tiles dominated by a white and brown horseshoe-shaped arch (mihrab – prayer niche) with a yellow half-moon on it. The arch is supported by two columns, decorated with a zigzag pattern in turquoise, opaque yellow and light blue, each standing on a base and with a capital. A dense, symmetrical floral design fills the area under the arch emerging from a large footed bowl supplemented by a second smaller one and a vase above. The bowl is flanked symmetrically with cypress-like trees with half-moons on the top and two birds beside the foot. Two other birds are shown on the rim of the large bowl from which also spring two sprays of flowers. From the centre of the vase a fantastic composite-blossom emerges with the stems of other flowers on its point. The sprays of flowers growing out from the stems of the central axis fill the field within the arch. Two sprays with blossoms like carnations and peonies and two serrated-edged leaves in combination with sprays of white flowers take up the remaining area under the arch. The spandrels are symmetrically filled with half-palmette motifs and scrollwork in reverse against a blue background. Although the potters used a standardised repertoire of decorative elements such as the mihrab, vase motifs and symmetrical composed flowers, the decoration of these tile panels is individual. In the AH 11th and 12th / AD 17th and 18th centuries, faience (glazed coloured earthenware) became the dominant element of Tunisian architectural decoration. After a first firing the tiles are covered with an opaque white tin glaze. The mineral pigments used for the polychrome decoration are applied over the dried glaze. In a second firing, glaze and pigments are melted together. The colours used – antimony yellow, copper turquoise, cobalt-blue and manganese brown – are typical for faience, suitable for withstanding high temperatures. Source: [https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;se;Mu…
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Source / http
  desc: https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Exhibition / Previously
  desc: Islamisk konst
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Exhibition, Part of / Previously
  desc: Islamisk konst - Showcase 08
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material, engelska
  material: Glazed pottery
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material
  material: Glaserat lergods @sv
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material
  material: Keramik @sv
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material
  material: Lera @sv
item measurement: ItemMeasurement
  type: Length / Längd
  value: 139
  unit: cm
item name: ItemName
  type: Object
  name: tile panel
item number: ItemNumber
  type: Inventory number
  number: S.N. I 0032
context: Context
  context label: Ursprung
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  country: tn
  continent name: Afrika
  country name: Tunisien
item license: cc0
item license url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
presentation: 1.3.0 2026-08-09 tile panel Rådata 3300335 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3300335 S.N. I 0032 A rectangular panel composed from square tiles painted with a polychrome decoration on a white ground and assembled to make a niche motif. Through horse-shoe shaped niche on columns and capitals, there is an arabesque-like pattern developing from a vase put in a bowl and the floral composition fill the whole surface under the niche. Over the arch, scrolled vegetal motif. Mounted in a wooden frame. S.N. I 0032, Complete, L. 139 cm, W. 73,5 cm., The rectangular panel is composed of square tiles dominated by a white and brown horseshoe-shaped arch (mihrab – prayer niche) with a yellow half-moon on it. The arch is supported by two columns, decorated with a zigzag pattern in turquoise, opaque yellow and light blue, each standing on a base and with a capital. A dense, symmetrical floral design fills the area under the arch emerging from a large footed bowl supplemented by a second smaller one and a vase above. The bowl is flanked symmetrically with cypress-like trees with half-moons on the top and two birds beside the foot. Two other birds are shown on the rim of the large bowl from which also spring two sprays of flowers. From the centre of the vase a fantastic composite-blossom emerges with the stems of other flowers on its point. The sprays of flowers growing out from the stems of the central axis fill the field within the arch. Two sprays with blossoms like carnations and peonies and two serrated-edged leaves in combination with sprays of white flowers take up the remaining area under the arch. The spandrels are symmetrically filled with half-palmette motifs and scrollwork in reverse against a blue background. Although the potters used a standardised repertoire of decorative elements such as the mihrab, vase motifs and symmetrical composed flowers, the decoration of these tile panels is individu…