Antique Canakkale Turkish Ottoman WWI Memorial Vase Pottery Corporal Seyit. Overall Good condition. Please inspect pictures for any flaws.  Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.

This is a rare vase in memory of a Turkish Ottoman battle in World War I.  Measures approximately 9 in  x 5 in x 4 in. 

On one side it features Corporal Seyit who was a First World War gunner in the Ottoman Army. He is famous for having carried three shells to an artillery piece during the Allied attempt to force the Dardanelles on 18 March 1915. 

The other side features a Turkish soldier.  In one hand he holds a rifle while his other arm is outstretched towards a Turkish inscription:

"Dur yolcu! Bilmeden gelip bast???n Bu toprak, bir devrin batt??? yerdir."  (Traveller halt! The soil you tread Once witnessed the end of an era.)

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