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Marble jar

A marble jar, brought here from Pergamon during the reign of Murat III, 1574-1595, originally from the Hellenistic period, carved from a single block of marble. There are two of them.
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Istanbul Aya Sofya huge vat
Istanbul Aya Sofya huge vat		 Istanbul Aya Sofya huge vat
Istanbul Aya Sofya huge vat

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