A silver-thread decorated leather bowl cover, Turkey, 19th Century

of deep round form, the leather decorated with silver threads in stylised scrolling designs, mounted at the top with a sculptural silver floral blossom

In overall good condition, some ware to leather consistent with age, as viewed.
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This cover was placed upon a bowl to form a covered bowl, or sahan. A very similar leather lid is in the Topkapi Palace Museum collection also datable to the 19th Century (illustrated in Atasoy 1992, pp.198-199, inv. no.31/1181).