Miscellaneous

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Brass Drinking Cup-651
Provenance: From Damascus,Syria.
Dimensions: Height:14 cm, Width of the base:6.5 cm.
Age: At least 100-125 years old.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: Brass drinking cup,with black niello inlaid on the surface.The surface is embellished with intermingled floral patterns and Arabesque motifs.
Status: Available
Silver Amulet-1284
Provenance: From the Old Istanbul Market of the Ottoman Era.
Dimensions: Height: 26 cm , Length: 8 cm, Width: 1.5 cm.
Age: At least 125-150 years old.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: This six-sided silver amulet is filled with protective prayers in relief .The chain is a replacement.It is usually worn by woman around the neck as a decorative as well as a protective piece.
Status: Available
Silver Qhoran Case-1287
Provenance: From Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Dimensions: Height: 37 cm , Length: 14 cm ,Width: 2 cm.
Age: At least 100-125 years old,if not more.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: This beautiful silver Qhoran case is embellished with floral and leaf patterns.On the front side a remarkable picturesque of a mosque and trees at the sides is worth noticing.It is used for keeping small size Qhoran books and protective prayers written on fabrics inside.The chains are also very remarkable in workmanship.
Status: Available
Inscribed Silver Cases as a Group-1307
Provenance: From the Old Istanbul Market of Ottoman Era.
Dimensions: Previously mentioned.
Age: Previously mentioned.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: We wanted to present these three pieces together in the same pictures.
Status: Available
Brass Drinking Cup-659
Provenance: From Deccan Region, Northern India.
Dimensions: Height:14.5 cm, Width of the base:6.5 cm.
Age: At least 125-150 years old.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: Brass drinking cup,with black niello inlaid on the surface.The piece is embellished with intermingled floral designs from top to the bottom.This workmanship is known as "Bıdriware"-the combination of Indian and Mughal metalworks.
Status: Available
A Pair of Brass Drinking Cup-671
Provenance: From Damascus, Syria.
Dimensions: Height:10 cm, Width of the base:4 cm.
Age: Between 80-100 years old.
Owner: Not mentioned.
Info: Pair of brass drinking cups,covered with black niello on the surface.They are engraved and embellished with intermingled floral motifs and Arabesque designs.On both pieces the Sultan's "Tuğra" design (but not actually a Tuğra,just a design) is noticable.
Status: Available