one wall, while around and across the room two scenes of “Oriental Hunters” crowded with camels, elephants and ostriches, as well as six huge paintings collectively called “Turks with Hunting Dogs” occupy the other main walls. In between are spread samples of Mamluk and Ottoman arms and armour, bowls and dishes of beaten and engraved copper, and other examples of Muslim metalwork such as large candle-holders for mosques. Oblique frames support a number of Ushak “Holbein” and “Lotto” carpets. Go down another floor and you will come up against 16th or 17th century kemha and çatma panels, along with more carpets, including a threesome (of a medallion Ushak of the 17th century, another small medallion carpet datable to the
17th-18th centuries, and a smaller village rug) that
are all exquisitely designed and stunning in terms of their lustre and vivid colours. A total of 108 objects in all, in a
well-organised, focused and elegant gem of an exhibition.