An Iznik Polychrome Tile, Turkey, circa 1580

Of square form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, light blue, green and relief red with a central lobed arch filled with flowerheads and split-palmettes, the spandrels with interlacing vegetation against a light blue background

In generally fairly good condition, once broken at three edges and repaired, with some overpainting on surface, some hairline cracks along glaze and small areas of pitting consistent with original firing, slight abrasion along external edges, as viewed.
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