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Mace

Ottoman, 17th century

Sadberk Hanım Museum

Sadberk Hanım Museum
İstanbul, Türkiye

Mace in three parts consisting of a wooden core covered with silver gilt plaques. The head of the mace is attached to the wooden core by a screw at the tip. The pyriform head is divided into vertical bands decorated with chased scrollwork, repoussé flowers and turquoises and rubies set in gold mounts. The finial is decorated with rosette flowers and turquoises inside an imbricated and granulated frame; and the handle with repoussé and chased lobed medallions and scrolling stems. There is a carrying ring at the end of the handle.
References: Bilgi, H., Asırlar sonra bir arada, Sadberk Hanım Müzesi’nin yurtdışından Türkiye’ye kazandırdığı eserler, İstanbul, 2005, p.112, no.45; İstanbul 2014: Uzak Komşu Yakın Anılar, Türkiye Polonya İlişkilerinin 600 Yılı, Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi, İstanbul, 2014, p.272, no.222; Bilgi, H., - İ., Zanbak, Cevher, Sadberk Hanım Müzesi Koleksiyonundan Mineli ve Murassa Eserler, Jewel, Enamelled and Jewelled Objects from the Sadberk Hanım Museum Collection, Sadberk Hanım Museum Publication, İstanbul, 2015, pp.80,81.

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  • Title: Mace
  • Date Created: Ottoman, 17th century
  • Physical Dimensions: L. 69 cm
  • Rights: Vehbi Koç Foundation Sadberk Hanım Museum
  • Medium: Wood, silver, rubies, turquoises
Sadberk Hanım Museum

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