Year of Object(s) Creation: 1577 C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Tile
Object Material(s): ceramic
Provenience Nation: Turkey
Provenience Location: Hagia Sophia, Turkey
Year Removed from Findspot: 1895

Provenance
Start Year: 1895
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Stolen and replaced with imitation tiles under the pretext of restoration of the sultan's tomb in the Hagia Sophia complex
Nation: France
Location: Stolen by Albert Dorigny of France
Start Year: 2012
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: France
Location: Displayed at the Louvre Museum

60 Turkish Iznik Tiles From Sultan Selim II’s Tomb In The Hagia Sophia


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Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2017
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Complainant Nation: Turkey
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: French Ministry of Culture
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Edited by: Arianne Ohara