Illustrations of Aq-Qoyunlu (White Sheep) Turkmen of Persia or Anatolia

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14th or 15th Century Illustrations of Aq-Qoyunlu (White Sheep) Turkmen
From Manuscript Hazine 2153 (Fatih Album), of the Saray Albums, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul Turkey
Siyah Qalem (black pen) school

Aq-Qoyunlu Turkmen in folio 138v, Manuscript Hazine 2153 (Fatih Album), of the Saray Albums, Topkapi Palace Museum

Aq-Qoyunlu Turkmen in folio 138v, Manuscript Hazine 2153 (Fatih Album), of the Saray Albums, Topkapi Palace Museum

Several illustrations in this style have been the subject of art-historical debate. They were probably made for the Ak Koyunlu rulers of eastern Anatolia in the very early 15th century. They also illustrate a form of laminated hardened leather armour used in this region since at least the 12th century. (Fatih Albums, Topkapi Lib., Ms. Haz. 2153, f.138v, Istanbul)

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