Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
Unknown
ca. 1675–1700 · Copper, gold, iron, wood · Arms and Armor
This standard head formerly surmounted a long wood shaft carrying an Ottoman banner. The palmetto-shaped head, which is hollow, is engraved on each side with a motto proclaiming: “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1675–1700
- Medium
- Copper, gold, iron, wood
- Culture
- Turkish
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
