A PSEUDO-KUBACHI BLACK AND TURQUOISE EARTHENWARE DISH
Possibly Syria or North Africa, 18th - 19th century

Of shallow circular shape, resting on a short straight foot, painted in black on a white slip and covered in turquoise glaze, with a central circular medallion featuring a pseudo-blazon motif, surrounded by a band of stylised leaves and split palmettes, the reverse plain, the underside of the foot with a faint circular impression, 22cm diam.