Bracelet

Description Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The bracelet is made of two equal halves, and has three serrated halfglobules on each side. The decoration combines spirals and circles; a triple bead-molded band frames the décor. Inside of the bracelet is an engraved inscription in Hebrew, which names the silversmith in Hebrew: Sa(lim?) xxx.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
9/28/2012	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

Diadem and Dagger: Jewish Artisans of Yemen. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2012-2013.
Treasures of Yemenite Silverwork. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem. 2016-2017.

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

Inscriptions [Engraved] In Hebrew: Sa[lim (?)] xxx

Credit Joint gift to the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker in honor of Mrs. Amanda Content and Mrs. Barbara Zucker, 2010

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Creator

Salim (Yemeni, active ca. 19th century) (Silversmith)

Period

19th century

Medium

silver cast, remains of green glass
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.2316

Measurements

Outer diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Inner diam: 1 15/16 x W: 1 7/16 in. (4.9 x 3.7 cm)

Geographies

Yemen (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View