Star Ornament
929-1010 (made)
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Gold ornament of conjoined triangles forming a star of David with filigree decoration
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Gilded silver with filigree decoration |
Brief description | Gilded silver with filigree decoration, found with a coin hoard in Murcia, Spain, made around 929-1010 |
Physical description | Gold ornament of conjoined triangles forming a star of David with filigree decoration |
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Historical context | Found with a coin hoard in Murcia, one of only two known hoards from Moorish Spain |
Production | Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba; found in Lorca, Murcia |
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Bibliographic reference | Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.26. |
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Accession number | 1453-1870 |
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Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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