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Marriage crowns. Greek Anatolian, from Cappadocia / Turkey. Benaki Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 4, 2016 at 2:02am
Marriage crowns. 'Rum' (Anatolian Greek), from Cappadocia. The bridegroom's crown bears an inscription in so-called 'Karamanli' (= Turkish, written phonetically in the Greek alphabet). The script is dated (1849); the crowns are possible older. Diam. 19cm. (Benaki Museum, Athens).
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Tags: Anatolia, Cappadocia., Greek-Anatolian, Rum, Turkey
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  • Peter Hoesli March 4, 2016 at 9:50am
    WOW - FANTASTIC!!! This would be fabulous in any collection! With kind regards. Peter
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