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Source Description
The front of the arch-shaped buckle is decorated with in filigree technique with spiral and tendril arabesques as well as small rosette-shaped granulation clusters; at the center of the decoration is a large eight-leaf rosette. A small perforation was used to attach the buckle to the girdle.The back is blank except an Arabic stamp with name and date of the ruler: al-Mansur 11xx. The stamp belongs to Imam al-Mansur al-Husayn, who lived from AH 1139 to 1161 (AD 1727-1748).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Yahya Tayyib (?), siyyur (?).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80933
label
Belt Fitting
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
80933
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Fitting
description
The front of the arch-shaped buckle is decorated with in filigree technique with spiral and tendril arabesques as well as small rosette-shaped granulation clusters; at the center of the decoration is a large eight-leaf rosette. A small perforation was used to attach the buckle to the girdle.The back is blank except an Arabic stamp with name and date of the ruler: al-Mansur 11xx. The stamp belongs to Imam al-Mansur al-Husayn, who lived from AH 1139 to 1161 (AD 1727-1748).An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Yahya Tayyib (?), siyyur (?).
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
1139-1161 AH/AD 1727-1748
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
buckles (strap accessories)
girdles (belts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.8
height
6.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/16 x W: 2 3/8 in. (8.8 x 6.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] In Arabic: al-Mansur 11xx; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Yahya Tayyib (?)
siyyur (?)
reign
Imam al-Mansur al-Husayn (1139-1161 AH/AD 1727-1748)
med
silver with gilding
creator_ids
18962
collection_ids
JWL
SAY
exhibition_ids
3181
3562
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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32d63bcc4e3b4714
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no
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no