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10/09/2007
Metsovo


Metsovo was an important center during the period of Turkish domination. Its strategic position in monitoring the road from Ioannina to the plains of Thessaly ensured its residents a....

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10/09/2007
TURKISH DOMINATION


A characteristic example of this period is the small silver and gold plated jug from the Museum of Folk Art in Metsovo (16th c.?). Its design, with the....

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TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS


The construction manner of a silver object also defines its name. They are primarily divided into two categories, forged and cast. Forged is called....

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