VERY RARE & SIGNIFICANT GLAZED TILE TECHNIQUE OF THE TURKISH SELJUK AND BEYLIK PERIOD. This tile technique was known as: the Faux Mosaic technique (glaze engraving) and was used during the Seljuk period. This technique entails engraving a glazed tile to reveal the underlying clay. The engraving is done according to a pattern, thus creating a mosaic effect. Some examples of this Faux Mosaic technique can be seen in the Malatya Grand Mosque and the Sahipata tomb in Konya and in the tile decoration of Bursa Green Mosque. References Altun, A. (1981-1982). Turkish period architecture of Kutahya (Kutahya nin Turk devri Mimarisi). Istanbul: Kutahya Kultur Yayinlari. Altun, A , Carswell, J , & Oney, G. (1991). Turkish tiles and ceramics, Iznik Kutahya, Canakkale. Istanbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum.Arik, M. O. (2003). Hasankeyf: The city where three worlds meet (Hasankeyf: Uc Dunyanin Bulustugu Kent). Istanbul: Turkiye Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari.Arik, R , & Arik O. (2008). Tiles, treasure of the Anatolian soil, tiles of the Seljuk and Beylik periods (Anadolu Topraginin Hazinesi CiniSelcuklu Ve Beylikler Cagi Cinileri). Istanbul: Kale Group Editions. Aslanapa, O. (1993). Turkish art (Turk Sanati). Istanbul: Remzi Kitap Evi.Bernsted, A.-M. K. (2003). Early Islamic pottery materials & techniques. London: Archetype. INST ARCHKD 1 KEB. Size: 66cm x44cm. This Lot is held at Heritage of Civilization Gallery in the US and ships from this address.

Very good and placed in a wooden case