Lot 264:
AN OTTOMAN KALKAN BUCKLER SHIELD
Sold for: $325
Description
A rare example of characteristic form, the body formed of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in woolen cord. With applied studded steel boss, the whole covered in thick leather and entirely studded with brass coins. Grips and liner intact. 19th century or earlier. Well worn overall. Diameter 24.8cm. / 9 3/4" Popular in the Eastern Ottoman Empire where they were used aggressively while fighting in conjunction with the pala saber and hancer dagger. See last photo of a Kurdish warrior from East Anatolia c. 1870 below (included for reference only, photo not included in this lot.) Condition III
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