Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms, 1300-1350. The design of a flying phoenix on the rim was frequently represented on vessels and tilework of this period. The motif was derived from China, most likely transmitted on prestigious silk textiles.

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Size: 5516px × 4676px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: art, ceramic, cleveland, design, fritware, heritage, iran, museum, sultanabad, underglaze-painted, unknown