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I love tiles, and this is a fine set with scenes from Mecca with the central mosque and the Kaaba, I think the tents indicate it was a scene of the hac. It is from a mosque in Istanbul of which I have pictures, the Eyüp Cezari Kasım Paşa. I took pictures of the same scene, and must come to the conclusion that the ones there are a replica, the original would be this set.
The tiles are 18th century and are from the Tekfur kilns, local kilns in Istanbul located in (or around) an old Byzantine palace.
Copyright Dick Osseman. For use see my Profile.
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