An Iznik polychrome Saz-style jug
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An Iznik polychrome Saz-style jug

1580-1600

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An Iznik polychrome Saz-style jug
1580-1600
The globular body painted in blue, green, red and black with large stylised flowers alternating Saz leaves, the flared neck with a band en suite with hatched handle (glaze frittings)
21.7 cm. high
See illustration
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Lot Essay

For comparable jugs, sometimes fitted with European silver or pewter mounts, see N. Atasoy & J. Raby, Iznik, the pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London , 1989, pp. 269-272.

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