Two rare Ottoman leather hammam stacks - Lot 261

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Two rare Ottoman leather hammam stacks - Lot 261
Two rare Ottoman leather hammam stacks Leather embroidered with silver thread Turkey, late 17th century, Ottoman Empire D. 15.5 and 14 cm This type of everyday object, in this case luxuriously made, has rarely survived. The large heap features a wire inscription on the central umbilicus, including a series of numerals probably corresponding to the date of manufacture (1101 AH / 1689 AD). For a similar piece in the collections of the Sadberk Hanim Museum, see : H. BILGI & I. ZANBAK (2012), Ottoman embroideries in the Sadberk Hanim Museum collection ...skill of the hand, delight of the eye, Istanbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum, p. 340, n°144.
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