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82 - A Nasrid or Castilian pottery tile with Nasrid blazon,
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A Nasrid or Castilian pottery tile with Nasrid blazon, Spain, 16th century Part of a repeating pattern, the rectangular tile painted in yellow and blue with a central cartouche featuring an Arabic inscription surrounded by palmette motifs, with motto 'There is no (greater) Conqueror but God', (la ghalib illa Allah)', 13.5 x 18.7cm. Provenance: Christie's 20 April, 2007, Lot 310. This tile was designed to stand on its corner, and is typical of tiles which were made particularly in Seville in the 16th century and used in restoration work. It may be from a 16th century restoration at the Alhambra or another Mudéjar dwelling that might have formerly been a Nasrid villa An almost identical tile is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford WA1994.45.2
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