FREE: Vintage Copper Wall Plaque Maidens Tower Kiz Kules Signed by Artist Istanbul Turkish

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This old plaque is about 6 1/2" across.
It has a hole for hanging.
It is copper--in very good condition--showing only normal wear from age.
The words that are etched into the bottom say, "Liz Kules" meaning Maidens Tower. Located in Istanbul Turkey. I think I read that today it is a restaurant. There is a lot to read about if you do a Google search.
It is signed by OEKOR
One of the legends attached to this tower goes like this:

According to the most popular Turkish legend, an emperor had a much beloved daughter and one day, an oracle prophesied that she would be killed by a venomous snake on her 18th birthday. The emperor, in an effort to thwart his daughter's early demise by placing her away from land so as to keep her away from any snakes, had the tower built in the middle of the Bosphorus to protect his daughter until her 18th birthday. The princess was placed in the tower, where she was frequently visited only by her father.

On the 18th birthday of the princess, the emperor brought her a basket of exotic sumptuous fruits as a birthday gift, delighted that he was able to prevent the prophecy. Upon reaching into the basket, however, an asp that had been hiding among the fruit bit the young princess and she died in her father's arms, just as the oracle had predicted. Hence the name Maiden's Tower.

I copied this from Wikipedia--there are other legends about this tower.