Iznik Ceramic Dish
This ceramic dish is characteristic of the later phase of production at the Iznik kilns in Ottoman Turkey. Its cavetto features an innovative design composed of a pair of large, serrated saz leaves in cobalt blue and emerald green, set against a background of a blooming carnation plant with red flowers. Iznik potters demonstrated both technical mastery and creative versatility by producing multiple variations on a single compositional theme. This dish represents a variation of a type in the collection (02.5.51), in which a cypress tree forms the central axis.
Artwork Details
- Title: Iznik Ceramic Dish
- Date: 16th century
- Geography: Made in Turkey
- Medium: Stonepaste; painted and glazed
- Dimensions: D. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Diam. 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Object Number: 2026.276.4
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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3rd century BCE
3rd century B.C. or later
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