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The Pottery Barn260 viewsOur next stop after the Basilica Cistern was a real tourist trap, in the best sense of the word - a shop where ceramics of astounding beauty were made, exhibited and sold.Sep 27, 2019
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A Feast for the Eye177 viewsA fabulous array of ceramics is displayed on these shelves to lure passers-by into the store.Sep 27, 2019
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Floral Tile Mosaic208 viewsOne of many such on display in the shop, each one beautiful and unique.Sep 27, 2019
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Calligraphy246 viewsI greatly enjoy the elegant stylized Arabic script decorating these plates, although for all I know it may say something like "Death to Infidels" or "You are the illegitimate offspring of an unholy union between a donkey and a camel."Sep 27, 2019
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Plate Close-up234 viewsOf the three plates on this shelf, my favorite combined a floral design with what appears to be a mishmash of Arabic script and Greek letters.Sep 27, 2019
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Chuck and Elouise Mattox213 viewsBrowsing the wares in the pottery shop.Sep 27, 2019
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Tile Painting276 viewsI don't know what historical scene or event this picture is intended to depict - maybe a slave market - but it was uncharacteristically risque for this shop.Sep 27, 2019
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Rhapsody in Blue242 viewsAlthough other colors were not lacking, blue seemed to be the dominant color in this shop's inventory.Sep 27, 2019
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Hunting Scene233 viewsThis finely painted jug featured Turkish noblemen on horseback pursuing various wild animals.Sep 27, 2019
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Turkish Coffeepot185 viewsComplex shape, decorated with a simple but effective floral motif.Sep 27, 2019
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Decanter with Daisies272 viewsComplemented by the painting on the wall behind it - obviously they were hoping to sell the two as a pair.Sep 27, 2019
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Urn225 viewsThe shop's inventory was divided between nautical, abstract, floral and terrestrial designs, with abstract motifs probably the most common.Sep 27, 2019
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