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Hammer of a Janissary

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a hammer of a janissary. The hammer has a wooden handle and a metal head. The metal head consists of a curved pick on one side and a ball-shaped hammer on the other. The handle is long and cylindrical with darker and lighter brown color variations and small dark spots on it. The handle appears to have been broken at the bottom and glued back together. The background of the image is white. The hammer is centrally positioned in the image.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Steel, iron, wood, silver
Culture:
Turkish
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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