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| Keywords: Yemeni - Bracelet - Walters 572324 - 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 The bracelet is very similar to Walters 57 2320 On the inner side of the bracelet is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and date al-Mansur xxx4 Al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 AD 1775-1809 1189-1224 AH/AD 1775-1809 silver with gilding green enamel Outer diam cm 7 1 ; Inner diam 2 x W 9/16 in 5 1 x 1 4 cm accession number 57 2324 80928 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-Mansur xxx4 place of origin Taizz Yemen Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Yemen Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
