Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I

Item

Title

Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I

Description

This 18th century musket from Ottoman Empire was gilded with Gold and silver. It is inlaid with precious stones and belonged to Sultan Mahmud I of the Ottoman Dynasty.

Creator

Patron: Sultan Mahmud I
Gunsmith: Isma'il
Goldsmith: Hovhannes Agha Düz

Temporal Coverage

1732-1733

Spatial Coverage

Istanbul, Turkey

Type

Image

Date Created

Unknown

Source

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/22655/rifle/

Contributor

Aidan Chapman

Rights

Public Domain, Walters Art Museum

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