An Iznik polychrome pottery dish with arched floral stems, Turkey, 17th century

of door rounded form, decorated in underglaze lemon-green, blue-grey, relief red and black outlines, featuring a central stylised flowerhead emanating archways containing a floral stem, the exterior with foliate motifs, drill hole to side and foot for hanging

Two sections of dish near the edge broken and restored with associated overpainting, craquelure to glaze with some minor patches of consolidations, pitting to relief red, the external edge very abraded with losses to glaze and minor chips, including one slightly larger chip visible on exterior, exterior with some chips to glaze, the foot with some abrasion, drill hole, craquelure, as viewed.
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