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Dish
UnknownSecond half 16th century AD
Museo d'Arte Orientale
Torino, Italy
The massive spread of the pottery made in Iznik had a clear influence on the so-called “Kukachi ceramic”, named after a small village in the Caucasus where countless pottery shards have been founded. The dish shows an half-length figure with elegant drawn face and vividly decorated garment and hat, set against coloured and varied vegetation.
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Details
- Title: Dish
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Lifespan: 16th century AD - 16th century AD
- Date: Second half 16th century AD
- Location Created: Tabriz, Iran
- Physical Dimensions: w34.6 x h6.8 cm
- Object Hegira dates: Second half 10th century
- Key-words: Ceramic, frit, Safavid, Kubachi
- Dynasties: Safavid
- Type: Vessels
- Rights: All Rights Reserved - MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin
- Medium: Frit body, underglaze polychrome painting
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