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Image: Marrakesh Kasbah Mosque ceramic fragments (Morocco exhibit)

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Description: Fragment of cuerda seca tiles from the minaret of the Kasbah Mosque in Marrakesh, circa 1190. The tiles were part of a Kufic inscription band around the top of the minaret which has disappeared.
Title: Marrakesh Kasbah Mosque ceramic fragments (Morocco exhibit)
Credit: Image was copied from the following book for a museum exhibit: Lintz, Yannick; Déléry, Claire; Tuil Leonetti, Bulle (eds.). Maroc médiéval: Un empire de l'Afrique à l'Espagne. Paris: Louvre éditions. ISBN 9782350314907. On page 332. Object is a two-dimensional ceramic tile fragment from the 12th century, and therefore is public domain in my understanding. Object is kept in the reserves of the Badi Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco.
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Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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