Iznik tile with blossoming prunus. Second half of the sixteenth century. The Cinili Kosk Museum. Istanbul.

Iznik tile with blossoming prunus. Second half of the sixteenth century. Takkeci Ibrahim Aga Mosque. Istanbul.

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Iznik tile with saz leaves and hatayis. Second half of the sixteenth century. Sokollu Mehmet Pasa Mosque. Istanbul.

Iznik tile with saz leaves and hatayis. Second half of the sixteenth century. Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque. Istanbul.

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Sprays with spring flowers and a Chinese cloud on a cobalt-blue ground. 1561. Rustem Pasa Mosque. Istanbul.

Tulip, hyacinth and spring sprays on a cobalt-blue ground.

1561. Rustem Pasa Mosque.

Istanbul.

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Iznik tile with saz leaves and tulips. Second half of the sixteenth century. Piyale Pasa Mosque. Istanbul.

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A lotus bud, a carnation and spring sprays on a cobalt-blue ground. 1561. Rustem Pasa Mosque, Istanbul.

A blossoming spring spray on a cobalt-blue ground and rumis and palmettes on a turquoise-blue ground, separated by a knotted band. 1561. Rustem Pasa Mosque, Istanbul.

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Abraham s son Isaac and the angel bringing a ram. Zubdet ut Tevarih (The Epitome of Historical Works.) 1583. The destruction of Sodom from Zubdet ut Tevarih (The Epitome of Historical Works). 1583. The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. Istanbul. 0032

The Prophet Muhammed s ascent to heaven from Siyer-i Nebi (The Acts of the Prophet). 1594-95. Angel carrying the sky from Acaibu l Mahlukat (The Marvels of Creation). 1575. The Topkapi Palace Museum. Istanbul 0033

A peacock and a rooster in a vine scroll. First half of the sixth century CE. Worcester Art Museum. Worcester, MA. Eros riding on two Psyches. From Daphne near Antioch. Turn of the third century CE. Hatay Archaeological Museum. Antakya. 0054

Pan, intoxicated and holding a crater. From Daphne near Antioch. Second century CE. Thetis holding a rudder in a marine background. Yakto village near Antioch. Mid-fifth century CE. Hatay Archaeological Museum. Antakya. 0036

Eros and Psyche. From Zeugma. Second to the mid-third century CE. Gaziantep Museum.

Maenad(?) From Zeugma. Second century CE. Gaziantep Museum. 0150

Achilles from the mosaic of Achilles Revealed. From Zeugma. Second to the mid-third century CE. Gaziantep Museum. King Lycomedes from the mosaic of Achilles Revealed. From Zeugma. Second to the mid-third century CE. Gaziantep Museum. 0151