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TURKEY, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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AN OTTOMAN TOMBAK COVERED POT
Turkey, late 17th century
Of squat rounded form with inverted sides, the stepped cover with central rounded finial, the sides very finely engraved with cusped cartouches filled with arabesques and palmettes on a hatched ground, a band of similar naskh inscription cartouches around the mouth, a band of similar continuous interlaced arabesques below, the underside with a central palmette roundel within a band of arabesque interlace cartouches alternating with similar floral meander cartouche, the cover with similar alternating medallions, a band of floral motifs around the knop, gilding rubbed, small old repaired split
5¼in. (13.2cm.) diam.
Turkey, late 17th century
Of squat rounded form with inverted sides, the stepped cover with central rounded finial, the sides very finely engraved with cusped cartouches filled with arabesques and palmettes on a hatched ground, a band of similar naskh inscription cartouches around the mouth, a band of similar continuous interlaced arabesques below, the underside with a central palmette roundel within a band of arabesque interlace cartouches alternating with similar floral meander cartouche, the cover with similar alternating medallions, a band of floral motifs around the knop, gilding rubbed, small old repaired split
5¼in. (13.2cm.) diam.
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