ca. 1500-1525
Town Iznik,
Turkey
Turkey
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Bowl
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumStonepaste; painted in light and dark blue under transparent glaze
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SizeH. 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm) Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Town Iznik,
Turkey -
Country today
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Dateca. 1500-1525
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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Some of the earliest Iznik stonepaste ceramics are distinguished by delicate underglaze‑painted blue decoration on a white ground. The meandering vine of two‑toned flowers and the white‑on‑blue decoration of this small bowl link it to an early group of ceramics referred to as Baba Nakkas (literally, “Papa Designer”) ware named for an artist employed by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444–46, 1451–81).