An Iznik pottery dish
Turkey, late 16th Century
of shallow rounded form on a short foot with everted rim, decorated in raised-red, cobalt blue and green with black outline with a floral spray consisting of tulips and roses issuing from a leafy tuft, above an arabesque cartouche containing flowerheads, the border with rock and wave design, the exterior with alternating flowerheads and foliate motifs
31 cm. diam.