An Iznik blue and white pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1590

of deep rounded form with sloping, everted rim, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with scrolling palmette stems, the rim with a band of alternating paired leaves and stylised flowerheads, underside with scroll motifs

In good overall condition, intact, some abrasion to external rim with few minor rim chips, drill hole to underside of base, firing hairline crack along one side of cavetto, some scratches to internal surface, as viewed.
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This dish belongs to a rare type of Iznik ware, of slightly deeper form with a gently everted, sloping rim and a design probably derived from the hatayi motifs frequently seen on the underside of the early blue and white Iznik wares of the 1510-20s, here transformed into the dominant decorative scheme.

A dish of similar form and comparable design is published in Iznik - Ottoman pottery from the depths of the Adriatic, Muzej Mimara, Zagreb, Croatia, 18 May-13 September 2015, p.152, no.34.