Dish
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureTurkish
Datec. 1570
MediumIznik ware: stonepaste, with polychrome underglaze painting
Dimensions11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineGift of the William E. Shipp Estate, by exchange
Object number2019.49
DescriptionWith cusped sloping rim on short foot, the white interior painted in blue, green, black and red with a central carnation piercing a tulip flower head flanked by an asymmetric arrangement of further carnations, another tulip, hyacinths and other flowers all issuing from a central tuft, the rim with stylised blue 'wave-and-rock' design, the exterior with alternating paired tulips and flowerheads, rim slightly fritted, exterior slightly scratched, curling crack from rimOn View
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