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Source Description
The chased bracelet is made of a larger (2/3) and a smaller piece (1/3) that together form a hollow ring. The decoration is that of a rhombic pattern with a cross-shaped design inside of the rhombi of the central row. The other rhombi are either gilded or filled with green enamel.On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler: al-Mahdi. The similarity to stamps of al-Mahdi al-"Abbas makes it likely that the pendants were produced under his reign from AH 1161 to 1189 (AD 1748-1775).An engraved Hebrew inscription names the silversmith: Musa Dabwani.
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Document identity
localId
80924
label
Bracelet
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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80924
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object
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normalized
title
Bracelet
description
The chased bracelet is made of a larger (2/3) and a smaller piece (1/3) that together form a hollow ring. The decoration is that of a rhombic pattern with a cross-shaped design inside of the rhombi of the central row. The other rhombi are either gilded or filled with green enamel.On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler: al-Mahdi. The similarity to stamps of al-Mahdi al-"Abbas makes it likely that the pendants were produced under his reign from AH 1161 to 1189 (AD 1748-1775).An engraved Hebrew inscription names the silversmith: Musa Dabwani.
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
1161-1189 AH/AD 1748-1775
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bracelets
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Outer diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Inner diam: 1 15/16 x W: 9/16 in. (5 x 1.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mahdi; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Musa Dabwani
reign
Al-Mahdi al-Abbas (1161-1189 AH/AD 1748-1775)
med
silver with gilding, green enamel
creator_ids
18958
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JWL
SAY
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3181
3562
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