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Old 11th June 2006, 04:54 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Manolo
Took a while, but here are the scans I mentioned of Ottoman dignitaries from the 16th century wearing yataghan in their sash.

Emanuel
Are you sure these are 16th century?
I am dubious: there were not many European travellers to Turkey at that time and the style of drawing is more like 18th-19th centuries. Where is it from?
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