Dish with Split-Leaf Palmette Design
Unknown
ca. 1625–50 · Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze · Islamic Art
The split‑leaf palmette motifs found on this dish became a pervasive design element within the imperial Ottoman workshop. Most likely inspired by Persian manuscript illumination, Ottoman artists creatively adapted this motif for their works in other media, such as ceramics and metalwork.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1625–50
- Medium
- Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
