Topkapi Palace Museum - Kremlin
Matara
The Ottoman Empire, the second half of the XVI century.
Rock crystal, gold, silver, ruby.
Topkapi Palace Museum, Treasury.
Leather Matara similar shape for drinking water back to the nomadic items, they used the Turks for centuries. The Ottoman Empire Mataro - one of the most important symbols of the Sultan of power - during the festivities, and always close to the governor was carrying one of his entourage. This tradition stressed the continuity with the culture of their ancestors.
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