aspiringwarriorlibrarian: systlin:cumaeansibyl:historyarchaeologyartefacts: Close up on mail and
aspiringwarriorlibrarian: systlin: cumaeansibyl: historyarchaeologyartefacts: Close up on mail and plate coat (zirh gomlek), Turkey 1471-1499[1920x1441] ohhhhh goddamn what do they say is it the owner’s name, or prayers (and if so what kind?!), or possibly the medieval Turkish equivalent of GUCCI My brain is melting out my ears at the thought of what the owner of this must have paid to have each individual ring fuckin engraved fucking hell It says “Power is in obedience. Wealth is in contentment. May the end be to the best.” Early Ottoman era, mail shirts were pretty much standard gear so there’s no way of knowing rank, but with that much money probably high up. -- source link