Dish with 'Cintamani' and Tiger-stripe Pattern ca. 1575-90 The pattern of this charming dish is a variant of the socalled chintamani (Sanskrit for "auspicious jewel") design. Appearing on ceramics as well as on carpets and textiles, this pervasive design originated in Buddhist iconography. Originally, the circles and wavy stripes represented auspicious flaming pearls, but in the Ottoman context this significance was transformed through their association with tiger stripes and leopard spots, symbols connoting strength and courage.. Dish with 'Cintamani' and Tiger-stripe Pattern. ca. 1575-90. Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze. Made in Turkey, Iznik. Ceramics

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Dish with 'Cintamani' and Tiger-stripe Pattern ca. 1575-90 The pattern of this charming dish is a variant of the socalled chintamani (Sanskrit for "auspicious jewel") design. Appearing on ceramics as well as on carpets and textiles, this pervasive design originated in Buddhist iconography. Originally, the circles and wavy stripes represented auspicious flaming pearls, but in the Ottoman context this significance was transformed through their association with tiger stripes and leopard spots, symbols connoting strength and courage.. Dish with 'Cintamani' and Tiger-stripe Pattern. ca. 1575-90. Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze. Made in Turkey, Iznik. Ceramics

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