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Source Description
This padlock has alphabetical combination marks, running on four revolving sections.Combination locks were already known in the Seljuk period; they are found on 12th-century safe boxes.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
20963
label
Combination Lock
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20963
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Combination Lock
description
This padlock has alphabetical combination marks, running on four revolving sections.Combination locks were already known in the Seljuk period; they are found on 12th-century safe boxes.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
combination locks
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12
height
3.3
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/4 × W: 1 5/16 × D: 11/16 in. (12 × 3.3 × 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Safavid
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
cast and engraved brass
creator_ids
3496
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
320
781
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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