Caption

Waterskin matara, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922, 2nd half of the 16th century, Turkey. Kidney-shaped waterskin of leather with an appliqué of a colorful lizard; bottle with rounded bottom, narrow neck for pouring and small spout for drinking. Decorated with applied arabesques cut from shagreen and arabesques painted with gold. One narrow side bears a protective emblem in the form of a six-pointed star Solomon's Seal intended to ensure the water's freshness. The leather matara imitates luxury gold bottles set with precious stones used at the sultan’s court and may have been used during military expeditions. Dimensions: height 23.0 cm, width 24.5 cm, depth 14.0 cm, weight 0.62 kg., A cylindrical object with a dark green and black patterned surface decorated with orange and reddish floral motifs and scrolling vine shapes, bordered by narrow bands showing worn red, brown, and yellow tones; the object rests against a light gray background and casts a faint reflection below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_349

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Keywords

Waterskin matara Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 2nd half 16th century Turkey Kidney-shaped waterskin leather appliqué colorful lizard bottle rounded bottom narrow neck pouring small spout drinking Decorated applied arabesques cut shagreen arabesques painted gold narrow side bears protective emblem form six-pointed star Solomon's Seal intended ensure water's freshness leather matara imitates luxury gold bottles set precious stones sultan’s court military expeditions Dimensions height 23.0 cm width 24.5 cm depth 14.0 cm weight 0.62 kg cylindrical object dark green black patterned surface decorated orange reddish floral motifs scrolling vine shapes bordered narrow bands showing worn red brown yellow tones object rests light gray background casts faint reflection .