Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac very light wear on the

very light wear on the bottom

an officer's collar tab on his left collar

Iran (Pahlavi Empire) Handmade using Order of the Lion and Sun centre pieces

numbered "3/150" on the obverse

1904) was marked by a period of strong nationalism

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac very light wear on theBlack and white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Turkish soldier brandishing a large mustache and unique head wear, wearing ornate patterned boots, his right foot resting upon a single block, with two stacked blocks placed adjacent to the single block, holding an ornately decorated rifle by its barrel, with the handle butting the ground, two edged weapons hanging at his left waist, his left hand grasping the sheath of one of the two weapons,