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Ottoman leather flask
(قارورة جلد عثمانية)

Title	Ottoman leather flask
Title Original	قارورة جلد عثمانية
Publication Date:	Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject	Sculpted/detailed leather
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 24 سم ، العرض : 22 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1893.196
Record ID	object;EPM;de;Mus21;48;ar
Library Location	Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date	Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD
Notes	This Ottoman Leather Flask (Matra) is made of several layers of strong leather. The outer decoration consists of grained leather and a yellow silk rope to carry it. The bottle is decorated with a floral pattern and the Seal of Solomon, a sign of protection, in a lighter brown colour. Leather water bottles were an essential part of the cavalry equipment for ordinary soldiers or officers, which was common among the Ottomans. Collections in Germany, Austria and Hungary are based on spoils from wars between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs, which contain similar flasks.
Sample Text	“Ottoman Leather Flask” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;48;ar

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Ottoman leather flask

(قارورة جلد عثمانية)

Publication Date Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Subject Sculpted/detailed leather

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 24 سم ، العرض : 22 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1893.196

Record ID object;EPM;de;Mus21;48;ar

Library Location Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Date Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD

Notes This Ottoman Leather Flask (Matra) is made of several layers of strong leather. The outer decoration consists of grained leather and a yellow silk rope to carry it. The bottle is decorated with a floral pattern and the Seal of Solomon, a sign of protection, in a lighter brown colour. Leather water bottles were an essential part of the cavalry equipment for ordinary soldiers or officers, which was common among the Ottomans. Collections in Germany, Austria and Hungary are based on spoils from wars between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs, which contain similar flasks.

Sample Text “Ottoman Leather Flask” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;48;ar