Bracelet
The bracelet is made from two equal halves, and has a filigree design that combines of spirals, rosettes, and discs, the so-called "lamma'at." Bead-molded bands at the upper and lower rim frame the design.
Inside of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and a date: al- Mansur 1189. Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 (AD 1775-1809).
An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Musa "Iraqi. The supplement "Iraqi refers to the origin of maker's family from Iraq. For another object signed "Musa "Iraqi," see Walters 57.2325.
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 |
---|---|---|
9/28/2012 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Yemen, Taizz (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Outer diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Inner diam: 1 15/16 x W: 7/8 in. (4.9 x 2.3 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.
57.2321