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Bracelet

1100-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bracelet, gold, embossed and set with stones; panels of Kufic script on a niello ground, extensively reworked

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, embossed and engraved, with niello, blue glazed quartzite, garnets, sapphires and turquoises.
Brief description
Bracelet, gold, embossed and set with stones, Iran (Seljuk Empire), about 1100-1200
Physical description
Bracelet, gold, embossed and set with stones; panels of Kufic script on a niello ground, extensively reworked
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.1cm
  • Width: 7.5cm
  • Depth: 7.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with a partly legible inscription Kufic text wishing good fortune to the owner)
Production
Seljuk Empire
Collection
Accession number
M.32-1957

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Record createdMay 5, 2005
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