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A dish bearing the shape of a kohl plant
(صحن يحمل شكل نبات المكحلة الحدقية)

Title	A dish bearing the shape of a kohl plant
Title Original	صحن يحمل شكل نبات المكحلة الحدقية
Publication Date:	Mid-sixteenth century
Publication Place	- Benaki Museum
Subject	Ceramic pieces with multi-colored glaze decoration
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القطر : 36 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	9
Record ID	object;EPM;gr;Mus21;50;ar
Library Location	Benaki Museum
Date	Mid-sixteenth century
Notes	Al-Fata'a is a plate on which are depicted plants, rosettes, and stems sprouting from a common root. The variety of colors is characteristic of what is known as Damascus vessels with colors of manganese crimson, soft green, cobalt blue and turquoise. This is characteristic of the work produced around 1555-1570 and can be attributed to the circle of the iris kohl drawing teacher. The pottery makers of Iznik depicted flowers known from among the local plants and no longer restricted themselves to the traditional floral arabesques.
Sample Text	“A dish bearing the shape of a kohl plant” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;50;ar

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A dish bearing the shape of a kohl plant

(صحن يحمل شكل نبات المكحلة الحدقية)

Publication Date Mid-sixteenth century

Publication Place - Benaki Museum

Subject Ceramic pieces with multi-colored glaze decoration

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القطر : 36 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 9

Record ID object;EPM;gr;Mus21;50;ar

Library Location Benaki Museum

Date Mid-sixteenth century

Notes Al-Fata'a is a plate on which are depicted plants, rosettes, and stems sprouting from a common root. The variety of colors is characteristic of what is known as Damascus vessels with colors of manganese crimson, soft green, cobalt blue and turquoise. This is characteristic of the work produced around 1555-1570 and can be attributed to the circle of the iris kohl drawing teacher. The pottery makers of Iznik depicted flowers known from among the local plants and no longer restricted themselves to the traditional floral arabesques.

Sample Text “A dish bearing the shape of a kohl plant” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;gr;Mus21;50;ar