Successors of the Roman, Byzantine, and Arabian Empires, the Ottoman reigned for six centuries. They ruled the Mediterranean Sea and the North Africa. It was not only a political and military domination, but also an unforgettable flowery of all arts, a golden age of the whole XVIth century, involving all kind of craftsmen coming from Iran, Syria, Egypt...



 

ottomane2 Ottoman court dagger with gilded scabbard and hilt

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Cretois3_A Knife from the island of Crete with engraved blade and gilding

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