Sheath of a Thuma

1176 AH/AD 1762-1763

6.1 cm 24 cm

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The chased front of the sheath is has a perforated, arabesque floral and tendril décor. The buckle is a modern replacement and has rhombic and bead-molded attachments. The tip is formed in the shape of a bud.The back is blank, but has a stamp with the date in Arabic: Qifal 117...

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80931
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Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
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