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Bracelet
The chased bracelet is made of a larger (2/3) and a smaller piece (1/3) that together form a hollow ring. The design depicts four-leaf clovers, six on the larger piece and three on the smaller piece of the ring. The lower rim has twenty-two loops, each with a ring and a drop-shaped pendant. One pendant is missing. This bracelet and Walters 57.2318 are a pair, and may have been produced in the same workshop.
On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler: al-Mahdi. The similarity to stamps of al-Mahdi al-"Abbas makes it likely that the pendants were produced under his reign from AH 1161 to 1189 (AD 1748-1775).
In addition, a Hebrew inscription is engraved with the name of the silversmith: Kasil.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2016-2017 | Treasures of Yemenite Silverwork. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem. |
| 2012-2013 | Diadem and Dagger: Jewish Artisans of Yemen. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2012 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Yemen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Outer diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Inner diam: 1 13/16 x W: 9/16 in. (4.6 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
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
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
57.2319
