Iznik Ceramic Dish

16th century

Not on view

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.

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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
Credit Line: Gift of Serga Nadler, in memory of Daniel Nadler, 2026
Object Number: 2026.276.4
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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