Tile from Cairo, Egypt (house of Said Sadat)
Tile from Cairo, Egypt (house of Said Sadat)

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Tile from Cairo, Egypt (house of Said Sadat)

y1929-282

Information

Title
Tile from Cairo, Egypt (house of Said Sadat)
Dimensions
25 x 25 x 1.5 cm (9 13/16 x 9 13/16 x 9/16 in.) frame: 32 x 32 x 3 cm (12 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Trumbull Collection
Object Number
y1929-282
Type
ceramics, tile, architectural elements
Materials
ceramic
Subject
allover patterns, floral patterns

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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