early 17th century
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 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Diam. of rim: 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
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Geography detailsFrom
Town Iznik,
Turkey -
Country today
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Dateearly 17th century
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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This peacock dish has a loose and rather gawky charm. Although a dish like this clearly was not meant for royal use, such designs were the mainstay of the Iznik ceramic industry in the seventeenth century.
