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Obverse: Profile bust of Mehmed II, Sultan of Turkey. He has a close trimmed beard, wears a turban, and a crescent moon medallion. Inscription Reverse: Triumphal chariot drawn by two rearing horses. Mars leads them by the reigns, wearing his helmet and carrying a trophy over his left shoulder. The chariot is decorated on the side by a swag between two lion's masks, and a flaming throne. A man with a flying cloak stands on top of the car, carrying a small figure in his left hand. In his right hand he holds a rope or cord which encircles three naked women standing upright in the chariot, wearing spiked crowns and tagged with the names of the territories they embody. Underneath this scene recline a man and a woman, representing the Earth and the Sea.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London

Title

Mehmed II

Date

1480-1481

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H (?) x W (?) x D 0.7 cm

Accession number

A.202-1910

Work type

Sculpture

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