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Source Description
The bracelet is made from two equal halves, and has a filigree design that combines of spirals, rosettes, and discs, the so-called "lamma'at." Bead-molded bands at the upper and lower rim frame the design.Inside of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and a date: al- Mansur 1189. Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Musa "Iraqi. The supplement "Iraqi refers to the origin of maker's family from Iraq. For another object signed "Musa "Iraqi," see Walters 57.2325.
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Document identity
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80925
label
Bracelet
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object
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Source metadata
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80925
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normalized
title
Bracelet
description
The bracelet is made from two equal halves, and has a filigree design that combines of spirals, rosettes, and discs, the so-called "lamma'at." Bead-molded bands at the upper and lower rim frame the design.Inside of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and a date: al- Mansur 1189. Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Musa "Iraqi. The supplement "Iraqi refers to the origin of maker's family from Iraq. For another object signed "Musa "Iraqi," see Walters 57.2325.
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 AH /AD 1783-1784
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bracelets
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5
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5
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import
dimensionsRaw
Outer diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Inner diam: 1 15/16 x W: 7/8 in. (4.9 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mansur 1189 AH; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Musa 'Iraqi
reign
Al-Mansur Ali I (1189-1224 AH/AD 1775-1809)
med
silver with gilding
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18959
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JWL
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3181
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