Tile 8.
Ottoman Turkey or Syria. A stone paste tile, the very pale green ground decorated in underglaze cobalt-blue, turquoise and bole red with lotus heads midway on each side all around a central pair of swirled saz leaves. First half of the 16thcentury 9.8 x 9.9 in. {25.1 x 25.2 cm.} Condition: Repaired. |