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Source Description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle is chased and worked in a perforated style, with a central medallion and tendrils around it. The outer frame combines four-leafed rosettes and leaf-shaped elements. The central medallion and the outer border are executed in niello technique. The inner border section contains five ring-shaped elements with cross- and leaf-shaped decoration. The hole through the back still has the ring and the clasp preserved.The back has an Arabic stamp with the name of a ruler and a date, which has not yet been deciphered.
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Document identity
localId
80938
label
Belt Fitting
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
80938
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Fitting
description
The front of the arc-shaped buckle is chased and worked in a perforated style, with a central medallion and tendrils around it. The outer frame combines four-leafed rosettes and leaf-shaped elements. The central medallion and the outer border are executed in niello technique. The inner border section contains five ring-shaped elements with cross- and leaf-shaped decoration. The hole through the back still has the ring and the clasp preserved.The back has an Arabic stamp with the name of a ruler and a date, which has not yet been deciphered.
provenance
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
ca. 1800
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
buckles (strap accessories)
girdles (belts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.1
height
5.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 2 3/16 in. (7.1 x 5.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] Undecipherable name and date in Arabic
med
silver with niello and gilding
creator_ids
5407
collection_ids
JWL
SAY
exhibition_ids
3181
3562
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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27ffe4d095a096e0
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a7801bf52bb2a753
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no
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no