Paper shears

19. yüzyıl

The handles of the shears are designed to form the words ‘Yâ Ali’, probably as a reminder of the fact that early development of the Arabic script is attributed to the Caliph Ali. Apart from the ring grips themselves, the entire surface,including the inside of the handles, is covered with gold inlay decoration in the form of rumi motifs and flowering branches. The ring grips have finials in the form of rumi motifs.

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Paper shears

Date:

19. yüzyıl

Dimensions:

28,6 cm

Medium:

Metal, gold inlay

Location:

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Reference

Uğur Derman, (2002). Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi Hat Koleksiyonundan Seçmeler, Istanbul. p.7

Lines in Gold. Ottoman Calligraphy from the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Exhibition Catalogue, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, 11 December 2007-2 March 2008, Istanbul. p. 62-63

Ottoman Calligraphy from the Sakıp Sabancı Museum. Exhibition Catalogue, Real Alcazar, 4 April-15 June 2008, Istanbul. p. 82-83

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