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2. Seljuk stucco figures - Wikipedia

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   Its lightness makes it easy to affix to walls. Many 12th-century stucco figures survived in pristine condition because of the preserving dryness of the desert where they were found. Seljuk stucco figures were painted in bright colors of blue (powdered lapis lazuli), red (powdered ruby), and black colors, and were gilded with gold. [3]

3. Zellij - Wikipedia

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   A wall covered in zellīj at the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakesh. Zellij (Arabic: زليج, romanized: zillīj), also spelled zillij or zellige, is a style of mosaic tilework made from individually hand-chiseled tile pieces.

4. Egyptian faience - Wikipedia

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   Tile frieze with lotus and grapes Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt . The sintering process "covered [the material] with a true vitreous coating" as the quartz underwent vitrification , creating a bright lustre of various colours "usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass".

5. Polychrome - Wikipedia

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   1883 reconstruction of color scheme of the entablature on a Doric temple Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." [ 1 ] The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture , pottery , or sculpture in multiple colors.

6. Iznik pottery - Wikipedia

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   The first building to have tiles with red was the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul which was designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1557. [76] The tile decoration inside the mosque is restricted to around the mihrab on the qibla wall. The repeating rectangular tiles have a stencil-like floral pattern on a white ground.

7. R&R With a Side of Art? Houston's New Hotel Saint ... - AOL

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   The chandeliers are custom designs by Post Company and the floors are covered in dark tiles similar to the floors of the de Menil house. The walls and ceiling are painted in Sunbeam Yellow by ...