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| Keywords: Musa Dabwani - Bracelet - Walters 572320 - View A.jpg The chased bracelet is made of a larger 2/3 and a smaller piece 1/3 that together form a hollow ring The decoration is that of a rhombic pattern with a cross-shaped design inside of the rhombi of the central row The other rhombi are either gilded or filled with green enamel 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 An engraved Hebrew inscription names the silversmith Musa Dabwani 1161-1189 AH/AD 1748-1775 silver with gilding green enamel Outer diam cm 6 9 ; Inner diam 1 15/16 x W 9/16 in 5 x 1 4 cm accession number 57 2320 80924 Mr Benjamin Zucker Zucker Family Trust and Mr Derek Content New York and London by purchase Walters Art Museum Joint gift to the Walters Art Museum Baltimore and the Israel Museum Jerusalem by Mr Benjamin Zucker and Mr Derek Content in honor of Mrs Barbara Zucker and Mrs Amanda Content 2010 Stamp Arabic al-Mahdi Engraving Hebrew Musa Dabwani place of origin northern Yemen Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Musa Dabwani Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
