Monday, October 6, 2014

PLEASURES OF THE OTTOMANS


Osman 1, founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Cariyes (Harem girls) by the swimming pool of the Palace.

Entertainment on the terrace Harem.

Cariyes in the Harem.


Picnic in the meadows.

Sultan's favourite.

Sultan enticed

Odalisk (dance girl)

Odalisk and slave

Slave market. Many of the war captives, men and women were sold as slaves.

Women's bath in Bursa

Women's public bath

Women's bath

Turkish bath

Scrubbing by a slave

Source: Sexual Life of the Ottomans by Donence.

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