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Topkapi Palace Collection Topkapi Palace Collection
(Washington 1966, no. 215; Istanbul 1983, E. 87) (Oz n.d., 58; Tezcan 1975, 22; Istanbul 1983, E. 219)

77. Ivory belt; inlaid with black organic material and gold, 85. Gold-sheathed mace; set with rubies and turquoises
and set with rubies and turquoises Mid-sixteenth century
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Mid-sixteenth century Length, 72.0 (28 /8)
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65.5 X 4.5 (25 V.6 X PVi 6 ) Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 2/715
Istanbul, Turk ve islam Eserleri Müzesi, 482 Topkapi Palace Collection
Transferred from the Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II, 1915
86. Yatagan; ivory hilt inlaid with black organic material and
78. Mother-of-pearl belt; inlaid with black organic material gold, and set with rubies and turquoises; gold guard; steel
and gold blade inlaid with gold, affixed with partially gilded cast steel
Mid-sixteenth century or iron elements and set with rubies
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91.0 x 2.7 (35 /i6 x l'/, 6) Made for Sultan Süleyman by Ahmed Tekelü in 933 (1526/1527)
Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 2/575 Inscribed on both sides of the blade in Arabic with praises to the
Topkapi Palace Collection sultan, and the date written in sülüs; the name of the maker
(Istanbul 1983, E. 120) inscribed on the spine
Length, 66.0 (26)
79. Gold turban ornament with peacock feathers; hammered Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 2/3776
and chased Topkapi Palace Collection
Second half sixteenth century (Sarre and Martin 1912, no. 248; Istanbul 1958, no. 69; Mayer
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Ornament, 14.3 x 6.5 (5 / 8 x 2 /i 6) 1962, 19; A. U. Pope 1964-1965, pi. 1424 D; Istanbul 1983, E. 85)
Istanbul, Turk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi, 438
Transferred from the Mausoleum of Ibrahim Pa§a, 1914 87. Mec and scabbard; silver hilt with gold pommel set with
(Washington 1966, no. 213; Tapan 1977, 150; Istanbul 1983, rubies and turquoises; steel blade inlaid with gold; wood
E. 216) scabbard with gold bands, chapes, and sling mounts inlaid
with rubies and turquoises
80. Gold turban ornament; chased Made for Sultan Süleyman in Istanbul in 938 (1531/1532)
Mid-sixteenth century Inscribed on one side of the blade in Arabic with Koranic verses
Height, 12.0 (4V 4) (LXV:2-3), prayers, the name of the sultan, the city, and the date
Istanbul, Turk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi, 419 written in sülüs
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Transferred from the Mausoleum of Hürrem Sultan, 1911 Length of sword, 73.0 (28 / 4); length of scabbard, 73.5 (28 /i 6)
Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 1/74
81. Gold turban ornament; chased and inlaid with niello Topkapi Palace Collection
Mid-sixteenth century (Paris 1953, no. 51)
Height, 16.5 (6V 2)
Istanbul, Turk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi, 421 88. Kiliç and scabbard: leather-covered hilt with steel
Transferred from the Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II, 1915 pommel and guard inlaid with gold; steel blade inlaid with
gold; leather-covered scabbard with steel chapes and sling
82. Gold turban ornament; chased and set with rubies and mounts inlaid with gold
turquoises Made for Sultan Süleyman second quarter sixteenth century
Second half sixteenth century Inscribed on both sides of the blade in Arabic with Koranic verses
Height, 14.5 (5V 4 ) (LXV:2-3), praises, and the name of the sultan written in sülüs
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Istanbul, Turk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi, 416 Length of sword, 93.8 (36 /i 6 ); length of scabbard, 87.8 (34 /i 6)
Transferred from the Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II, 1915 Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 1/463
Topkapi Palace Collection
83. Gold turban ornament; inlaid with niello and (Istanbul 1958, no. 51)
set with rubies, turquoises, sapphires, and diamonds 89. Kilic and scabbard; leather-covered hilt with steel
Mid-sixteenth century
19.4 X 5.7 (7% x 2»/ 4) pommel and guard inlaid with gold and set with turquoises;
Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 2/2912 steel blade; leather-covered scabbard with steel chapes and
Topkapi Palace Collection sling mounts inlaid with gold
(Istanbul 1983, E. 84) Second quarter sixteenth century
Inscribed on the hilt with two Persian couplets written in talik;
84. Steel helmet; inlaid with gold and set with rubies, inscription on blade too damaged to be deciphered 1
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turquoises, and amethysts(?) Length of sword, 95.8 (37 /i6); length of scabbard, 84.0 (33 / 8)
Mid-sixteenth century Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 1/294
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Palace
Collection
28.0 X 23.5 (11VÍ6 x 9'A)
Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayí Müzesi, 2/1187
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