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Source Description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle displays a motif of arabesques with tendrils, rosettes, and tear-shaped elements. A hole through the front and the back, which was used to attach the buckle to the girdle, still has the ring and the clasp preserved.The back shows an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and the date: al-Mansur 1215. Imam al-Mansur "Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Harun Yishaq, siwa (?).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80937
label
Belt Fitting
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
80937
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Fitting
description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle displays a motif of arabesques with tendrils, rosettes, and tear-shaped elements. A hole through the front and the back, which was used to attach the buckle to the girdle, still has the ring and the clasp preserved.The back shows an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and the date: al-Mansur 1215. Imam al-Mansur "Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Harun Yishaq, siwa (?).
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
1215 AH/AD 1800-1801
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
buckles (strap accessories)
girdles (belts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (8 x 6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mansur 1215; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Harun Yishaq
siwa (?)
reign
Al-Mansur ‘Ali I (1189-1224 AH/AD 1775–1809)
med
silver with remains of gilding
creator_ids
18966
collection_ids
JWL
SAY
exhibition_ids
3181
3562
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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a18dd06b8333ceb7
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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6033b306bc788034
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no
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no