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Bracelet
This bracelet is ornamented with doves and cones. While both men and women wore jewelry, this elaborately decorated bracelet bears an inscription on the inside that refers to the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad: “Delight to Zaynab, daughter of Ali the Daylamite.” This emphasis on an important woman in Islamic history may mean that the bracelet was made for or worn by a woman.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mehdi Mahboubian, New York; purchased by Walters Art Museum, March 12 1963.
Exhibitions
| 1979 | Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World. Asia House Gallery, New York; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/30/1963 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
W: 3 5/8 × D: 1 9/16 × L: 3 3/4 in. (9.2 × 3.9 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Sales & Accession Purchase Fund, 1963
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1921