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Dish with 'Tughra-illuminator' Design

ca. 1540–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
This type of ware was originally referred to as "Golden Horn ware". The delicate monochromatic effect of the tiny rosettes and schematic leaves in tightly coiled spiral vines derives from Ottoman calligraphy, especially the tugras, or royal monograms of the sultans. This design contrasts strongly with the bolder, less restrained floral patterns used in the bulk of surviving Iznik ceramics.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dish with 'Tughra-illuminator' Design
  • Date: ca. 1540–50
  • Geography: Made in Turkey, Iznik
  • Medium: Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    Diam. of rim: 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.45
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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