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Source Description
This male figure wears elaborately decorated clothing, with silver and gold wires creating patterns on his tunic and trousers. He also has a thick belt and holds a round object in one hand, which is possibly the handle of a dagger. He has a long beard and a long, horizontal mustache. A figure like this might have decorated a home or a religious location.
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Document identity
localId
40005
label
Male Figure, so-called Crusader
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40005
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Male Figure, so-called Crusader
description
This male figure wears elaborately decorated clothing, with silver and gold wires creating patterns on his tunic and trousers. He also has a thick belt and holds a round object in one hand, which is possibly the handle of a dagger. He has a long beard and a long, horizontal mustache. A figure like this might have decorated a home or a religious location.
provenance
A. Garabed, London, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1926, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P3556] [said to be from Hamadan]; Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-20th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.1
height
8.5
depth
4.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 9 1/8 × W: 3 3/8 × D: 1 3/4 in. (23.1 × 8.5 × 4.5 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze with silver and gold inlay
creator_ids
2337
16254
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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