File:Bronze door knocker with dragons, Turkey, 13th Century (28418069630).jpg

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Description Gallery of Islamic Art, Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Deutsch: Türklopfer (Sonderform). 13. Jahrhundert, Datierung engl.: 13th century; Herkunft (Allgemein): Türkei (Land), Kupferlegierung, gegossen, graviert/ziseliert, punziert, Höhe: 37,5 cm, Breite: 24,3 cm, Tiefe: 10,5 cm. Gewicht: 7950 g. Ident.Nr. I. 2242 Gegossener Türklopfer mit graviertem und punziertem Dekor. Der Türklopfer ist aus zwei antithetischen Drachen gebildet, deren kurze Vorderbeine sich berühren, deren Köpfe aber nach außen gewandt sind. Die Drachen sind mit aufgerissenen Rachen, kraftvollen verschlungenen Leibern und sich überschneidenden Schwänzen dargestellt, die in Vogelköpfen enden. Die Details von Augen, Ohren und Rachen sind graviert, die schuppige Drachenhaut ist punziert. Der Befestigungsstift des Türklopfers ist als Löwenkopf gestaltet. Fast identische Türklopfer stammen von den Toren der Moschee in Cizre am Tigris (Türkei).
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Source Ayyubid Islamic Art
Author Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China
Camera location52° 31′ 15.56″ N, 13° 23′ 47.58″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. at https://flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/28418069630. It was reviewed on 21 May 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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