ca. 1575-90
Town Iznik,
Turkey
Turkey
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Dish
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumStonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
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SizeH. 2 3/8 in. Diam. of rim: 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town Iznik,
Turkey -
Country today
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Dateca. 1575-90
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Hidden within the tangle of carnation, tulip, and hyacinth stems on this colorful plate perch two small birds. Such flowers, sometimes in combination with birds, were pervasive decorative elements on Iznik pottery of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
