Plate

Plain rim, concave body, ring base. White paste, white slip, transparent glaze. Underglaze decoration in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple with black outlines. In the centre of the Seal of Solomon motif the word "Kıtmir" (the name of the dog of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus) is written in Arabic letters; the letters which emanate from the points of the star and form a circle around the edge of the plate reads, "Ashab-ı Kehf - Yemliha, Mekselina, Meslina, Memıuş, Debermuş, Sazmış, Keşfeştateymuş" (The Seven Spears, followed by their names). A white border encircles the rim.