English: Konya Karatay Ceramics Museum Kubad Abad Palace tile 2389.

"The palace is best known for the remarkable polychrome wall tiles recovered in the excavations, many of which are now in the Karatay Museum in Konya. Typical tiles are white, eight-pointed stars and have delicate figural paintings of humans and animals, including some of the best in Anatolian Seljuk representational art. Painted with an underglaze in turquoise, green, purple, and blue, these figural tiles are set on a background of cruciform-shaped turquoise tiles with arabesque motifs in black. Excavations within the city suggest that the tiles were manufactured on-site. The figural tiles include a wide range of depictions. The sultan is shown sitting cross-legged on some tiles, surrounded by dignitaries of the court. Among the natural beasts depicted on the tiles are birds, dogs, foxes, horses, bears, rabbits and peacocks. Other tiles show supernatural animals such as sphinxes, griffins, double-headed eagles, and dragons. Many of the figures depicted on the tiles can be seen carved in stone on Seljuk buildings of the period. Stucco panels with hunting scenes were also unearthed in excavations at Kubadabad and placed in the Karatay Museum." Archnet

"Usually made in the underglaze technique, the star tiles contain an extremely rich figural design, depicting the sultan, the elite of the palace and animals of the hunt as well as imaginary or so-called 'fabulous' animals. (See figural reliefs and sculptures, p. 171.) The sultan and the palace notables, including in some cases the palace women, are shown sitting cross-legged in the Turkish tradition. In most cases, the figures hold in their hands a symbol representive of eternal life-a pomegranate or opium branch or an astrological symbol like the fish. It is interesting to note the parallels with the same motifs in Anatolian Seljuk architecture." Akurgal, Ekrem, and Léo Hilber. The Art and architecture of Turkey. New York: Rizzoli, 1980. pp.175-176