Topkapi Palace Museum Finial Replica
Topkapi Palace Museum Alam Finial Replica
Measurements: Length: 52 cm., Width: 15 cm.
Material: Brass
Production Technique: Casting
Decoration Technique: Openwork, engraving, embossing
Handle-Body Connection: Soldering
Form: Palmette
Description: The finials consist of the handle and body parts. The handle is short and cylindrical,
and tapers from bottom to top. There is a pear-shaped swelling called a cube on the body of the handle.
This swelling ends with a swollen thin bracelet. There is also a second thinner bracelet on the pear. The handle and body sections of the finials are fixed to each other with solder. The body section, which is in the form of a half palmette around the circumference, consists of a composition and writing with a plant character made with openwork and engraving techniques.
There is a writing strip in the middle of the composition formed by half palmette and curved branches. The palmette-shaped finials ends with a small palmette on top.
Original: $219.00
-65%$219.00
$76.65
Description
Topkapi Palace Museum Alam Finial Replica
Measurements: Length: 52 cm., Width: 15 cm.
Material: Brass
Production Technique: Casting
Decoration Technique: Openwork, engraving, embossing
Handle-Body Connection: Soldering
Form: Palmette
Description: The finials consist of the handle and body parts. The handle is short and cylindrical,
and tapers from bottom to top. There is a pear-shaped swelling called a cube on the body of the handle.
This swelling ends with a swollen thin bracelet. There is also a second thinner bracelet on the pear. The handle and body sections of the finials are fixed to each other with solder. The body section, which is in the form of a half palmette around the circumference, consists of a composition and writing with a plant character made with openwork and engraving techniques.
There is a writing strip in the middle of the composition formed by half palmette and curved branches. The palmette-shaped finials ends with a small palmette on top.
