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Their geometric designs show only a distant understanding of the Chinese porcelains that inspired them. \r\n\r\nThese imitations, made over a long period, probably from the 14th century to the early 16th, were widely distributed. It was first excavated in the ruins of ancient Miletus in south-west Turkey, and consequently, came to be known as 'Miletus ware',  however, as wasters and kiln debris of this type of ware have been excavated at Iznik in north-west Turkey, much is now attributed to Iznik, although it may also have been made elsewhere.","physicalDescription":"Bowl of red earthenware, the inside covered with white slip and painted with blue cobalt under a clear glaze. Shallow bowl with slightly out-turned edge and small foot. The interior is painted with three inverted leaf motifs, the rim with a stepped Z-shaped band. 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