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A Coloured Cement Tile and the Mold Used to Manufacture It, the "Scorpion Carpet",1940s

A coloured cement tile, known by its design as the "Scorpion Carpet", along with the copper mold used to cast it, which the Aslan family used at their factory in Nablus. It has been in use since 1940s to this day.

Date created

1940s

COLLECTIONS

The Aslan Factory for ancient colored tiles Collection

Tags

Floor Tiles

Topics

Architecture and Landscape Culture and Arts Economy Social Groups and Population

TYPE

Physical Object

LOCATION

Nablus

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Source of Description

Aslan, Anan. “The Aslan Factory for ancient colored tiles collection”. Interview with Researcher Marah Khalife. 5 March 2025. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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