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Ottoman cannon with nine bores Detail
Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides
Paris, France
This Ottoman cannon has nine bores. The central bore has a higher caliber than the other eight. The firearm is decorated with wreaths and fleurs-de-lis. The operation of this piece was facilitated by four handles.
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Details
- Title: Ottoman cannon with nine bores Detail
- Date Created: Early of the 16th century
- Location Created: Ottoman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: 0,54 (w) x 0,43 (h) x 1,77 (l) m
- Provenance: acquisition date: 1830 (military conquest)
- Subject Keywords: Artillery, Fleur-de-lis, Siege of Alger, Plant motifs
- Type: Canon
- Rights: Photo (C) Paris - Musée de l'Armée, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Philippe Fuzeau
- External Link: Pour en savoir plus
- Medium: Bronze, Fonte
- Inventory: 2012.0.455
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