Ref:  6459

A decorative folk painting from the inside lid of an Ottoman bridal chest, it is an image of splendour, flanked by dramatic zig-zags and vertical lines then encased in a medallion form is an abstracted form of the Imperial double-headed eagle, such as one might find on a holy relic or item of jewellery, it is all in a simple but striking colour scheme, Islamic law forbidding representatin, the Eastern artist learned to use the language of abstraction and pictorial means to convey their meaning. Hangs on wall.

Anatolia      c.1880

H: 90cm (35.4in)
W: 50cm (19.7in)
D: 5cm (2.0in)

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