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| Keywords: Sulayman Maswari - Sheath of a Thuma - Walters 511450 - Detail A.jpg The chased front of the sheath is has a perforated arabesque floral and tendril décor The buckle is a modern replacement and has rhombic and bead-molded attachments The tip is formed in the shape of a bud The back is blank but has a stamp with the date in Arabic Qifal 1176 The date belongs to the reign of al-Mahdi al Abbas AH 1161-1189/AD 1748-1775 An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith Sulayman Maswari rub'i The term rub'i is Arabic but written here in Hebrew script and means half 1176 AH/AD 1762-1763 silver with remains of gilding L 9 7/16 x W 2 3/8 in 24 x 6 1 cm accession number 51 1450 80931 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 Qifal 1176 Engraving Hebrew Sulayman Maswari rub'i place of origin northern Yemen Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Sulayman Maswari Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
