Legend | The Embers

A large hammered bronze cauldron from the 18th century with visibly riveted seams, looped iron handles along the rim, and three squat legs, in a museum setting.

Off the Hearth, Into the Square: The Anatomy of a Janissary Rebellion

Long before kazan kaldırmak became the go-to phrase for workplace strikes and student boycotts, ‘raising the cauldron’ was the most dangerous political statement in the Ottoman Empire.