Presentation wreath from Saladin's tomb

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Description

Physical description

ornate gilt bronze wreath, 74 cm diameter at its widest point. The wreath bears the an embossed Arabic inscription translated as: 'This crown was presented by His Majesty, the Emperor of Germany his presence Wilhelm the Second in memory of his pilgrimage to the tomb of his presence Salah el Din el Ajubi.'

Label

At the end of the First World War this wreath was removed from the tomb of Saladin (the 12th century Arab leader who reclaimed Jerusalem from the Crusaders) in Damascus. It had originally been placed there by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1898 during his state tour of the Middle East. It was apparently presented to Colonel T E Lawrence ('Lawrence of Arabia') by Sherif Feisal, leader of the Arab movement, when they entered Damascus on 1 October 1918. Lawrence, in turn, presented the wreath to the Imperial War Museum on 11 November 1918. In his original deposit note, he claims to have removed the wreath himself: 'as Saladin no longer required it.' The wreath is a very significant item accessioned as part of the IWM Collections. This significance relates not only to Lawrence, Feisal and the Kaiser, but also has a broader symbolic importance reflecting the German influence in the Ottoman empire, the end of the Palestine campaign and the portents for the post war political outcome for the region.

History note

Embossed

'This crown was presented by His Majesty, the Emperor of Germany his presence Wilhelm the Second in memory of his pilgrimage to the tomb of his presence Salah el Din el Ajubi.'

Object Details

Category

Souvenirs and ephemera

Production date

1898

Materials

Wreath: bronze

Finish: gilt

Dimensions

whole: 74 cm diameter at widest point

Catalogue number

EPH 4338

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Lawrence, Thomas Edward
Wilhelm II, Kaiser
Saladin
Associated events

Egypt and Palestine 1915-1918, Ottoman Empire, First World War
Associated items

Trophies: General IB 1917-1927
photograph
photograph
Associated places

Damascus, French Syria
Syria & Damascus
Associated themes

Palestine 1919-1939
Egypt, Palestine and Arabia 1914-1918

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Presentation wreath from Saladin's tomb

Description

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Label

History note

Embossed

Object Details

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