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This standard head formerly surmounted a long wood shaft carrying an Ottoman banner. The palmetto-shaped head, which is hollow, is engraved on each side with a motto proclaiming: “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
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Title: Standard (Alem)
Date: ca. 1675–1700
Culture: Turkish
Medium: Copper, gold, iron, wood
Dimensions: L. 21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm), W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 4 oz. (1483 g)
Classification: Banners
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.2861
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