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Source Description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle is decorated with a very fine chased design of arabesques, tendrils, and leaves; at the outer border has a design of alternating rhombic and ring-shaped elements. The hole through the back was used to attach the buckle to the girdle.The back is blank, but has an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and the date: al-Mansur 1189. Imam al-Mansur "Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Sulayman Kassar, siyyur (?).
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Document identity
localId
80935
label
Belt Fitting
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
80935
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Fitting
description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle is decorated with a very fine chased design of arabesques, tendrils, and leaves; at the outer border has a design of alternating rhombic and ring-shaped elements. The hole through the back was used to attach the buckle to the girdle.The back is blank, but has an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and the date: al-Mansur 1189. Imam al-Mansur "Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Sulayman Kassar, siyyur (?).
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
1189 AH/AD 1775
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
buckles (strap accessories)
girdles (belts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9
height
6.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 9/16 x W: 2 7/16 in. (9 x 6.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mansur 1189 AH; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Sulayman Kassar
siyyur (?)
reign
Al-Mansur ‘Ali I (1189-1224 AH/AD 1775-1809)
med
silver with gilding
creator_ids
18964
collection_ids
JWL
SAY
exhibition_ids
3181
3562
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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53ef1da8deecd334
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no
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2
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photo
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bf8d9170b2128759
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no
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no