Lion Figure in the Turkish-Islamic Monuments across North Azerbaijan

Figured ornaments have a special place in the development of Turkish art and architectural decoration. Many researchers have studied the figurative ornaments commonly used in Turkish art and architectural decoration as well as their symbolic meanings found in Turkish culture of shamanism, Buddhism, Manichaeism and finally Islam. These studies, however, replicate each other and have very controversial opinions. This study analyzes the lion figured ornaments seen in the Turkish-Islamic works in Azerbaijan and examines their styles from a material and technical point of view. Thus, by focusing on the context of geography of Turkish ornament art, it offers a perspective to evaluate the nature and symbolic meanings of ornaments, which have often been perceived as a part of other artistic worlds. By doing so, the study scrutinizes the importance of these ornaments in art history and compares them with similar examples of Turkish art in other geographies