cma-islamic-art: Large Dish with Artichokes, c. 1535-1540, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtDurin
cma-islamic-art: Large Dish with Artichokes, c. 1535-1540, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtDuring the 1500s ceramic vessels and tiles produced in Iznik for the Ottoman court in Istanbul represented the finest Islamic ceramics. This dish is a spectacular example with its exuberant design and execution of artichokes. It was made during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-66), a high point of Ottoman art.Size: Diameter: 36.4 cm (14 5/16 in.); Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)Medium: fritware with underglaze-painted designhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1995.17 -- source link
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