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What are Persian tiles made of?
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There are a few techniques to making Persian tiles. One technique, mosaic designs, are created by gluing different pieces of colored tiles together. Another technique is called ‘Ghlami’, where colors are painted onto the ceramic tile. You’ll find a variety of Persian designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Beautiful Hand Painted Persian Tile
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Hand painted and glazed Persian tile, mounted on a bronze base of ancient polo player on horse
Category
Vintage 1970s Persian Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Old Oriental Ceramic Pottery Tiles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Series of small antique Persian tiles, hand painted, to be used perhaps as a border on a simple
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Other Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$4,153 / set
Wall Hanging Vintage Square Embossed Persian Tile
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage wall hanging Persian ceramic tile, hand painted and glazed in multicolour floral and
Category
Vintage 1960s Persian Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Indo-Persian Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Tile
Located in Forney, TX
Exquisitely hand painted ceramic wall tile, Indo-Persian, late Qajar dynasty (1789-1925
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Wall Hanging Hand Painted Persian Tile
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Hand painted and glazed Persian tile, of ancient polo player on horse.
Beautiful object of art for
Category
Vintage 1970s Persian Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Iznik Qajar Style Ceramic Tiles - set of 3
Located in Savannah, GA
A set of three Iznik Qajar style ceramic tiles.
largest: 5 ½ by 9 ½ inches
smaller: 8 inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 / set