Dish
17th century (made)
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Dish painted in 2 blues. A bracketed rim lines the narrow flange. An eight-pointed reserve-painted star divided into eight sections almost fills the centre. Flowers with small flames alternate with a leafy branch. Four lozenge palmettes hang from alternate tips of the star shape. The plain areas are incised with segmented waves and dashes. A band of overlapping round panels lead to the base ring.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Frtiware, painted |
| Brief description | Fritware dish painted in two blues, central eight-point star decorated with flowers with small flames and leafy branches, four lozenge palmettes at alternating tips, Safavid, Iran, 17th century |
| Physical description | Dish painted in 2 blues. A bracketed rim lines the narrow flange. An eight-pointed reserve-painted star divided into eight sections almost fills the centre. Flowers with small flames alternate with a leafy branch. Four lozenge palmettes hang from alternate tips of the star shape. The plain areas are incised with segmented waves and dashes. A band of overlapping round panels lead to the base ring. |
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| Accession number | 1070-1883 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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