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| Keywords: Harun Yishaq - Buckle of a Girdle - Walters 572330.jpg The front of the arc-shaped buckle displays a motif of arabesques with tendrils rosettes and tear-shaped elements A hole through the front and the back which was used to attach the buckle to the girdle still has the ring and the clasp preserved The back shows an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and the date al-Mansur 1215 Imam al-Mansur Ali I ruled from AH 1189 to 1224 AD 1775-1809 An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith Harun Yishaq siwa 1215 AH/AD 1800-1801 silver with remains of gilding cm 8 6 accession number 57 2330 80937 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 1215 Engraving Hebrew Harun Yishaq siwa place of origin Yemen Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Harun Yishaq Yemen in the 19th century Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
