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Lot Essay
The present lot is an Ottoman regimental standard, sancak, very possibly captured at the Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Al Wajbah in 1893 by Qatari forces. Although the battle did not result in Qatar’s full independence, the victory over Ottoman forces is considered a defining moment in the establishment of the modern state of Qatar and the waning of Ottoman rule in the Gulf.
It was common practice for Ottoman regiments to carry such standards around the turn of the 20th century which is well supported by photographic evidence, with such standards carried by the Ottoman Turkish army in the First World War (Australian War Memorial: RELAWM15159). A photograph shows a very similar standard was presented to the defenders of Gaza, who repulsed the first British attach in 1917 (Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-13709-00116). A section of a similar panel from the last quarter of the 19th century, this time in green, is in the Sakip Sabanci Museum collection..
It was common practice for Ottoman regiments to carry such standards around the turn of the 20th century which is well supported by photographic evidence, with such standards carried by the Ottoman Turkish army in the First World War (Australian War Memorial: RELAWM15159). A photograph shows a very similar standard was presented to the defenders of Gaza, who repulsed the first British attach in 1917 (Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-13709-00116). A section of a similar panel from the last quarter of the 19th century, this time in green, is in the Sakip Sabanci Museum collection..