Islamic Architectural Ceramics
May 2026
These objects are all ceramic tiles and architectural elements from Islamic cultures across the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa, featuring techniques like fritware, luster painting, and underglaze decoration used in mosques, palaces, and other buildings.
60 objects · 5 institutions
Architectural Fragment
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century
Architectural Relief Panel with Foliage Design
Art Institute of Chicago
Ghaznavid dynasty (977-1186), 12th century
Border Tile With Vegetal Motif
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 17th/18th century
Ceramic Architectural Decoration
Art Institute of Chicago
13th century
Cross-Shaped Tile Fragment
Metropolitan Museum of Art
first half 13th century
Cross-Shaped Tile with Qur'anic Inscriptions
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Mid-13th century
Decorative tile with a Portrait of a Woman
Rijksmuseum
c. 1735 - c. 1750
Four Tiles with a Figural Scene
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century
Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1590
Inset Wall Piece Gray with Maroon Interior
Harvard Art Museums
1988-1989
Large Dish with Artichokes
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1535–40
Luster Wall Tile with a Couple
Cleveland Museum of Art
1266
Mozaïekfragment
Rijksmuseum
c. 1300 - c. 1400
Pair of Tiles with Floral Design
Art Institute of Chicago
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), c. 1560
Part of parapet
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 6th–5th century BCE
Polygonal Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), Late 16th/17th century
Prayer Niche (Mihrab)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1500s or mid-1900s
Rectangular tile with an inscription and foliate scrolls
Rijksmuseum
c. 1250 - c. 1324
Serving Dish (Tabaq) with Vegetal and Fish-Scale Patterns
Art Institute of Chicago
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), 16th century
Square Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 19th century
Square Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 19th century
Square Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 19th century
Star Tile with Lotus Flower
Art Institute of Chicago
ilkhanic dynasty (1256-1353), late 13th or 14th century
Star-Shaped Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th century
Star-Shaped Tile with Phoenix
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), late 13th century
Star-Shaped Tile with Qur'anic Inscriptions
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Mid-13th century
Star-Shaped Tile with a Dragon
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th century
Star-shaped tile with an inscription and floral scrolls
Rijksmuseum
c. 1262 - c. 1265
Star-shaped tile with floral scrolls
Rijksmuseum
c. 1250 - c. 1324
Star-shaped tile with hares among floral scrolls
Rijksmuseum
c. 1250 - c. 1324
Tankard (Hanap) with Tulips, Hyacinths, Roses, and Carnations
Art Institute of Chicago
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), Late 16th century
Tile
Metropolitan Museum of Art
14th–15th century
Tile Fragment with Figure in a Niche
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), late 13th/early 14th century
Tile Spandrel with Floral Sprays
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1570–75
Tile Window Grille
Art Institute of Chicago
Timurid dynasty (1370-1507), 15th century
Tile depicting Khusrau Happening upon Shirin Bathing
Art Institute of Chicago
Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), late 19th century
Tile with Calligraphic and Vegetal Design
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Early 17th century
Tile with Floral Design
Art Institute of Chicago
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), 16th/17th century
Tile with Floral Motifs
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), Late 16th/17th century
Tile with Grape Cluster
Art Institute of Chicago
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), 16th/17th century
Tile with Moulded Floral Design
Art Institute of Chicago
14th/15th century
Tile with Musician and Dancer
Art Institute of Chicago
Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century
Tile with Niche Design
Metropolitan Museum of Art
12th century
Tile with Pious Inscription
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th/early 14th century
Tile with Qur'anic Inscription
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Early 14th century
Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab)
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century
Tile with a Portrait of a Young Man Inhaling the Perfume of a Flower
Art Institute of Chicago
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 16th/early 17th century
Tiles with a Qur'anic Inscription in Knotted-Style Calligraphy
Art Institute of Chicago
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1353), Early 14th century
Tombstone Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1486 (891 AH)
Twelve-Point Star Tile
Art Institute of Chicago
Timurid dynasty (1370-1507), Late 15th century
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tile
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1300–50
Wall Tile with a Man Carrying a Wine Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Wall Tiles
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s