An Iznik polychrome pottery dish with scale design, Turkey, circa 1575

of deep rounded form with everted rim, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red with black outlines, cavetto with saz leaves and palmette on a blue and green fish-scale design, rim with broken wave pattern interspersed by S-shape motifs, reverse with wavy outline near rim, stylised Chinoiserie motifs and flowerheads, two drill holes to foot ring for hanging

Broken and restored with associated restoration, including overpainting and in some sections possibly over-spray, minor abrasions visible to external rim, colours generally bright, as viewed.
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