A large Safavid underglaze-painted and incised pottery dish Persia, 17th...

A large Safavid underglaze-painted and incised pottery dish
Persia, 17th Century
of shallow rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground with a large central roundel containing floral sprays and foliate interlace, surrounded by an incised band of scrollwork, the rim with a series of roundels flanked by split palmettes, the exterior with a band of stylised wave designs, the base with three abstract vegetal motifs
42.5 cm. diam.
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