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Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
A major UK-first exhibition exploring 1,600 years of extraordinary art and design, offering a compelling new perspective on a city defined by artistic excellence across more than a millennium.
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Exhibition highlights
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'Veroli Casket' with mythological scenes, maker unknown, 2nd half of 10th century, Byzantine -
Enkolpion of Constantinos, proedros, 11th century, Byzantine Empire -
Long-necked lute (tambur), maker unknown, about 1750, Turkey -
Lincoln Typikon of the Convent of the Virgin of Sure Hope. MS. Gr. 35 10v-11r -
Ucetek entari, featuring a laid cord technique -
(Detail:) Ottoman processional scroll, 17th century -
Velvet covering, Bursa, second half of 16th century, Athens, Greece -
'Aya Sofia Constantinople', hand-coloured lithograph, by Gaspare Fossati, published by P. & D. Colnaghi, 1852, London -
Bracelet, early Byzantine, around AD 600, Syria -
Ivory relief panel with arrival of relics, possibly 5th century, Trier Cathedral, Germany, Treasury, Markus Groß-Morgen -
'Ladies Taking a Walk', painting, by Osman Hamdi Bey, 1887 -
Coffee pot, maker unknown, 1800 – 50, Turkey (probably Istanbul), copper, silver gilt and chased with floral ornament -
'The Sultan riding out in procession to Friday Prayers', watercolour by anonymous Greek artist, about 1809, Istanbul, Turkey -
Medal, bust of Emperor John Palaeologus of Constantinople, by Pisanello, after 1438 – 89, Italy
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Header image:
(Detail:) Ottoman processional scroll, 17th century. Image provided by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester, Turkish MS4