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| Keywords: Yahya Habshush - Pair of Triangular Pendants from a Woman's Headpiece - Walters 572311A, 572311B.jpg Such ornaments were part of a woman's headpiece They were fastened at the sides of the headband hanging down from the temples and flanking the face These triangular pieces are cast and have one top and four bottom loops which are soldered on The front design consists of four ovals facing in different directions and five small circles in between A granulation border frames the motif The small flat dangles at the lower end of the chains represent small hands On the back of one pendant is a stamp in Arabic with the name al-Mahdi The similarity to stamps of al-Mahdi al- Abbas makes it likely that the pendants were produced under his reign from AH 1161 to 1189 AD 1748-1775 The silversmith's name is engraved in Hebrew on the back Yahya Habshush 1161-1189 AH/AD 1748-1775 silver Triangle H without loops 1 9/16 x W of base 1 1/8 in 3 9 x 2 9 cm accession number 57 2311A 57 2311B 81486 Mr Benjamin Zucker Zucker Family Trust and Mr Derek Content New York and London by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr Benjamin Zucker and Mr Derek Content in honor of Mrs Barbara Zucker and Mrs Amanda Content 2010 Stamp Arabic al-Mahdi Engraving Hebrew Yahya Habshush place of origin northern Yemen Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Yahya Habshush Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
