Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin in the Topkapi Palace Museum

Saddle "arch"
Russia, Moscow, the XVIIth century. The Moscow Kremlin Stables Workshops. Wood, silver, dragged silver, gilding, niello, embroidery.
Powder-flask
Russia, Moscow, the XVIIth century. The Armoury Chamber. Silver, precious stones, wood, carving, engraving, inlay.
Shishak helmet (domed cap)
Turkey, the late XVIth - early XVIIth century. Gold, silver, steel, forging, embossing, gold damascening.
Buckler with a gauntlet (tarch)
Russia, Moscow, the early XVIIth century. Iron, copper alloy, silver, forging, riveting, casting.
Ambassadorial axe
Russia, Moscow, first half of the XVIIth century. Gold, damask steel, forging, gold damascening, embossing.
Palitsa (epigonation)
Fabrics - Italy, the XVIIth century, embroidery - Russia, the XVIIth century. Damask, satin, gold threads, weaving, embroidery.
House kaftan of Patriarch Nikon
Russia, Moscow, the XVIIth century. Satin - Turkey, the XVIIth century. Silk, cotton. Weaving, embroidery.
Mitre
Russia, embroidery - the XVIIth century, fabric - the XIXth century. Gold, seed pearls, silver, embroidery, enamel, embossing.
Icon "Our Lady of Kazan"
First quarter of the XVIIIth century. The Moscow Kremlin Workshops. The framework is made of silver, with gold details; decorated with enamel, pearls and precious stones.
Plaque-pendant
Istanbul, the XVIIth century. Gold, precious stones, enamel, openwork embossment.
Pocket watch with key on a chain
Case and dial - Istanbul, second half the XVIIth century. Chain made of gold.
Drinking ladle
Russia, Moscow, 1698. Silver, embossing, engraving, casting.
Bridle chain
Russia, Moscow, the XVIIth century. The Moscow Kremlin Stables Workshops. Silver, metal, embossing, engraving, gilding.

10.03.2010 - 07.06.2010

Turkey, Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum

Organizer:: Moscow Kremlin Museums, Topkapi Palace Museum

01# Арчак The display presents masterpieces of Russian and Turkish art of the XVIth-XVIIth centuries, the time of permanent diplomatic interactions and trade relations of the Russian Empire with the Ottoman Empire. All the exhibits are real examples of exceptional craftsmanship. In former times these precious items were preserved in the tsars' treasury. Most part of them have been crafted by makers from the Moscow Kremlin workshops.