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Dirhem of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan
Obverse: Three standing figures around a central, seated female figure, perhaps in mourning; within a border of dots.
Reverse: Names and tiles of the Abbasid caliph surrounded by name and title of Ayyubid overlord Saif al-Din Abu Bakr in line; name and titles of Arslan, with date, around edge; all within a border of dots.
The obverse scene has been interpreted as mourning the death of Saladin but also as a depiction of the alignment of the constellation Virgo with the visible planets in 1186 CE.
Provenance
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Purchased by Richard Ettinghausen [1906-1979], 1950s-1960s; inherited by Elizabeth Ettinghausen, Princeton, 1979; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2018.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12/2018 | Examination | Examined for accession |
Geographies
Turkey, Mardin (Place of Origin)
Measurements
D: 13/16 × Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2 × 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elisabeth Ettinghausen, 2018
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.801