Ottoman Turkey.
Iznik tile with underglaze-painted stencilled designs in blue and turquoise. The style is associated with tiles on the facade of the Circumcision chamber at Topkapi Saray.
Mid 16th century.
6.75 x 8.5 in. {21.6 x 17.2 cm.}
c.f. Porter, V., Islamic Tiles, pub. Interlink Books, 1995. p.106, ill.
Rogers, J.M. Empire of the Sultans, Ottoman Art from the Khalili Collection. p.194, No. 131, ill.
Condition: Squared-off hexagonal tile, minor edge chipping.