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Volume 15 ,issue 2 | Summer and Autumn 2025 | Pages : 339-348

OTTOMAN CERAMIC TILES IN THE MIHRAB OF AL-MURADIYYA MOSQUE 839 AH./1435 AD. IN EDIRNE, TURKEY

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.21608/ejars.2025.471805

pages: 339-348

Authors:
Aly, Sh. 1 , Kishk, Sh. 2 & Altayish, A. 2

1 Postgraduate Candidate, Islamic Archaeology dept., Faculty of Archaeology Cairo, Univ., Egypt.
2 Islamic Archaeology dept., Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo Univ., Cairo, Egypt

Abstract:
The paper aims to study a collection of Ottoman ceramic tiles in the mihrab of Al-Muradiyya Mosque in Edirne archaeologically and artistically. These tiles were decorated with various decorative elements, including inscriptions, floral ornaments, geometric shapes, and architec-tural elements. They were the best Ottoman ceramic tiles in terms of the industrial and decorative style in the first half of the 9th H./15th G. century. The methodology of the paper included three domains: The descriptive study, analytical study, and comparative study. It was followed by the conclusion and results.

Keywords:
Edirne Al-Muradiyya Mosque Iznik pottery Thultuth script Kufic script Hatayi decoration

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