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| Keywords: Sulayman Salih - Thuma - Walters 511451 - Mark A.jpg The sheath is created from two pieces each with a buckle at the end and several loops on the side and back for attaching it to the girdle The front of the sheath is decorated with an arabesque leaves and tendril pattern The blade is fixed in the wooden handle with two pins which end in round decorative plaques made from coins Between the two plaques is a rhombic-shaped element on a band which closes at the back The back of both parts of the sheath have each an Arabic stamp with the date nusfi 1267; nusfi means half This date belongs either to the reign of al-Mutawakkil Ali AH 1267 or al-Mansur Ahmad AH 1266-1267 An engraved Hebrew inscription names the silversmith Sulayman Salih mahasit The term mahasit means half 1267 AH/AD 1850-1851 silver with gilding and wood Overall L 22 1/16 x W 16 1/8 in 56 x 41 cm ; L of blade 11 x W of blade 18 7/8 in 28 x 48 cm accession number 51 1451 80932 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 nusfi 1267 Engraving Hebrew Sulayman Salih mahasit place of origin between Taizz and Sana'a Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Sulayman Salih Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
