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Source Description
Lions are often depicted on ceiling tiles of this kind, but the stylized frontal view of the animal's head here is quite unusual and was probably influenced by similar images on glazed ceramic dishes. The piece once belonged to the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Nothing is known about its earlier provenance. Most comparable examples of known origin come from the town of Paterna, evidently the principal center of socarrat production.
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Document identity
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6776
label
Ceiling Tile (socarrat) with a Lion's Head
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Source metadata
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6776
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ceiling Tile (socarrat) with a Lion's Head
description
Lions are often depicted on ceiling tiles of this kind, but the stylized frontal view of the animal's head here is quite unusual and was probably influenced by similar images on glazed ceramic dishes. The piece once belonged to the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Nothing is known about its earlier provenance. Most comparable examples of known origin come from the town of Paterna, evidently the principal center of socarrat production.
provenance
William R. Hearst, San Simeon, California, ca. 1930, by purchase; Hearst estate, 1951, by bequest, inv. 2597, lot s/b 569, no. 28; Walters Art Museum, 1958, by purchase.
date
1490-1550 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
ceiling tiles
soccarat
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.3
height
43.5
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 7/8 x W: 17 1/8 x D: 1 in. (35.3 x 43.5 x 2.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Valencian
style
Gothic
med
earthenware with glaze and black paint
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6242
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REN
exhibition_ids
1957
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