An Ottoman silver-gilt bowl, Ottoman provinces, 16th Century

of shallow form with a raised, gilt omphalos in the centre, centrally attached by a pin and a small bird sculpture to one side, the repoussé and chased decoration composed of lobed arches containing various quadrupeds and birds, on a punched ground, engraved on the exterior with band of leaf scrolls under the rim

In good condition, central omphalos possibly once with three other pins or animal figurines (now empty bases), very minor areas of oxidisation, as viewed.
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