★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda ★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter ★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
Regular price $40USD

Theologian with Koran - Osman Hamdi Bey iPhone Case


Made new for you in 2-3 days

Precise fit, tailored to your device

Won't fade, crack or peel

No obstructions, just connection

Printed in USA, UK, EU and AUS

Change of heart? 30 day returns

Tough case
Impact resistant
Dual-layer
Art armor
Outer layer
Tough shell
Inner layer
TPU cushion
Clear access
Seamless living
Raised bevel
Protects screen
Camera guard
Security rim
Wireless charge
Life unplugged
Non-toxic
Certified safe
Description

He leans in—not to the page, but to thought itself. One hand lifts toward his temple, caught between grasping knowledge and being grasped by it. Draped in a citrine robe, the scholar sits among scripts older than empire.

Osman Hamdi Bey paints him not as a relic of Orientalist fantasy, but as an autonomous agent deep in interpretive labor. The decorative wooden lectern glows with inlaid geometry, catching light like a mosaic in mid-sentence. Beside him: torn parchment, a footnote that once mattered. Behind: a teal wall, cracked and matte, holding history without effort. While the patterned carpet underfoot evokes Istanbul’s eternal memory. 

This Osman Hamdi Bey iPhone case carries 19th-century Ottoman painting and Islamic School art into the digital now. The theologian isn't framed for spectacle—but mid-thought, mid-verse, mid-world. A handheld museum of painted intention. Your phone becomes the scholar’s companion.

About the Artist

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) was not simply a painter—he was a nation-builder in brushstrokes and bones. A polymath of the late Ottoman Empire, he founded the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, the Academy of Fine Arts, and pioneered Turkey’s first antiquities laws. Trained in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Gustave Boulanger, Hamdi absorbed the syntax of Orientalism only to reverse its gaze. His canvases gave Ottoman subjects agency—scholars, readers, prophets, daughters—not just spectacle.

He painted satire with reverence, threading metaphor and self-portrait into a nation’s uneasy march toward modernity. As the Empire’s first scientifically trained archaeologist, he led landmark digs in Nemrut Dağı and Sidon, recovering sarcophagi that rivaled Europe's looted treasures—yet stayed in Istanbul, in the museum he built.

While his peers exoticized the East for European salons, Osman Hamdi painted with precision and protest. He turned the orientalist mirror inward, and in doing so, redrew the map of Turkish art, museology, and identity.

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Cost

Orders over $50 USD ship free.

Orders under $50 USD cost between $5-10 USD to ship depending on which part of the world you're ordering from.

Delivery Times

Production:

The average time it takes to produce the treasures you find here is 2-4 days.

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Average shipping times:

USA: 2-5 days • Canada: 3-8 days • UK: 2-5 days • Europe: 3-6 days • Australia: 2-5 days • New Zealand: 3-8 days • Rest of the world: 2-4 weeks

Please check the orders and shipping page for more specifics.

Returns and Refunds

1. You're welcome to open a return / exchange request within 30 days of your order's delivery.

2. All items for return must be delivered back in their original condition, with their original packaging included.

3. No guarantees your return will be approved if you send items back before the approval of your return request

4. No returns, refunds or exchanges on discounted or sale items.

5. Return shipping costs are only covered in the rare cases that items arrive faulty, incorrect or damaged.

More details on returns and refunds

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1. Matte vs Gloss

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless, velvety refinement. Both styles printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

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2. Two-layered Powerhouse

Built for battle, designed for resilience. Extremely strong and lightweight outer shell. Black silicone inner for extra shock absorption.

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3. Art Sealed In

Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer shell with a sublimation dye process. For a finish that feels as seamless as it looks.

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4. No Toxins, No Worries

REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. Meaning your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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1. Matte vs Gloss

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless, velvety refinement. Both styles printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Rating of 1 means .
Rating of 4 means .
The rating of this product for "" is 1.

2. Two-layered Powerhouse

Built for battle, designed for resilience. Extremely strong and lightweight outer shell. Black silicone inner for extra shock absorption.

Rating of 1 means .
Rating of 4 means .
The rating of this product for "" is 2.

3. Art Sealed In

Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer shell with a sublimation dye process. For a finish that feels as seamless as it looks.

Rating of 1 means .
Rating of 4 means .
The rating of this product for "" is 3.

4. No Toxins, No Worries

REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. Meaning your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

Rating of 1 means .
Rating of 4 means .
The rating of this product for "" is 4.
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