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A large serving vessel made of a pewter alloy, with a lathe-turned lid and ring-shaped grooves. The surface of the lid bears an engraved Ottoman inscription: «يادگار 1320» (Yâdgâr 1320), meaning “Keepsake, 1320.” The date 1320 corresponds to 1902–1903 CE according to the Hijri calendar.
The use of the word Yâdgâr indicates that the object functioned as a commemorative gift for a Greek household in Alaya. To the right of the inscription, a later Greek hand-engraved mark with a cross is visible, likely a sign of ownership or blessing.
The vessel is a characteristic example of Ottoman metalwork used by Greeks of Asia Minor in the early 20th century, and one of the valued objects preserved during the uprooting. It was used to keep and transport hot food for the family table, and stands as a representative document of the domestic everyday life of the Greeks of Alaya prior to 1922.
It belonged to the family of the jurist Michail Ananiadis.
Donated to the collection of the Alaya Association from the archive of the Chatzistefanou family (formerly Aposoglou), specifically by the granddaughter Makrina Andrianopoulou, it is exhibited at the ALAYA Cultural Centre.