AN OTTOMAN DAMASCUS POTTERY TILE WITH FLORAL DECORATION
Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 16th - 17th century

Of rectangular shape, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, sage green, and manganese purple, crisply outlined in black on white ground, the decoration consisting of rosettes, tulips, pomegranate flowers, carnations, and sinuous leaves stemming from polylobed medallions filled with palmette designs, 15.6cm x 27.6cm.