A STEEL DECORATIVE TENT POLE AND A COPPER ALLOY SCALE
Possibly Ottoman Turkey, late 19th - early 20th century

Comprising a steel tent pole, with a globular head and a spiky stud, the head with several decorative chainlets hanging from the middle, 35cm long; and a copper alloy scale, one of the plates stamped with a pseudo-tughra mark and the date 1292 AH (1875), the balancing arm 28.5cm long, the plates 10.5cm diam. each.