Topkapi Palace Museum - Kremlin
Jug with two noses
The Ottoman Empire, 1550-1600 years.
Rock crystal, gold, rubies, emeralds.
Topkapi Palace Museum.
Pitcher pear-shaped like Chinese porcelain vessels. The body consists of two parts with large profiled scenes. Side buckles, two spout curved ends, the bottom rim and chain made of gold. Gold items are decorated with carved ornament. On the whole surface is a golden caste in the form of floral rosettes, which are inserted in the large emeralds and rubies, faceted "rose".
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