Swastika Rystem Pasha


Tile with interlocking half-palmettes and rosettes, c. 1560
Alternate Title: Square Tile from the Mosque of Rystem Pasha in Istanbul. Interlocking Arabesques in Dark and Light Blue, with Highlights of Red
Architectural Element
Ottoman, 16th century
Ottoman Empire, AH 680-1342 / AD 1281-1924
Creation Place: Iznik, Turkey
Fritware
H: 0.7 x W: 20.7 x Depth: 1.8 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums, 1985.323

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