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Source Description
The cast bracelet is made of a larger (2/3) and a smaller part (1/3), and is decorated with small discs and a burled rosettes, and a bead-molded band on the upper and lower rim. On the lower rim are twenty loops with rings and drop-shaped pendants. Three more loops are broken off.On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and part of the date: al-Mansur 11xx. Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Sa'id ha-Lewi.
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Document identity
localId
80926
label
Bracelet
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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80926
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bracelet
description
The cast bracelet is made of a larger (2/3) and a smaller part (1/3), and is decorated with small discs and a burled rosettes, and a bead-molded band on the upper and lower rim. On the lower rim are twenty loops with rings and drop-shaped pendants. Three more loops are broken off.On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and part of the date: al-Mansur 11xx. Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Sa'id ha-Lewi.
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
1189-1224 AH/AD 1775-1809
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bracelets
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Outer diam: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Inner diam: 2 x W: 3/8 in. (5.1 x 1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mansur 11xx; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Sa'id ha-Lewi
reign
Al-Mansur 'Ali (1189-1224 AH/AD 1775-1809)
med
silver with gilding
creator_ids
18960
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JWL
SAY
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3181
3562
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