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| Keywords: Yahya Kassar - Buckle of a Girdle - Walters 572329.jpg The front of the arc-shaped buckle is cast and details chased The design displays a central rosette with four tear-shaped elements and four small rosettes This central element is framed by an elaborately chased floral design The back of the buckle is blank The front follows the shape of the central rosette The hole through the back still has the ring and the clasp preserved The back shows an engraved inscription in Hebrew with the name of the silversmith Yahya Kassar mahasit The term mahasit means half 2nd half Other date century 19 silver with gilding cm 8 6 1 accession number 57 2329 80936 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 Engraving Hebrew Yahya Kassar mahasit place of origin Yemen Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Yahya Kassar Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
