Plaque
929-1010 (made)
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Set of seven linked silver-gilt plaques, with filigree decoration, set with pastes (four missing). Four are square and three circular set alternately.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt with filigree decoration set with glass. Later linked with sheet metal |
| Brief description | Set of seven linked silver-gilt plaques, with filigree decoration, set with glass (four missing), found with a coin hoard in Murcia, made around 929-1010 |
| Physical description | Set of seven linked silver-gilt plaques, with filigree decoration, set with pastes (four missing). Four are square and three circular set alternately. |
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| Historical context | Found with a coin hoard in Murcia, one of only two known hoards from Moorish Spain |
| Production | Made in the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba; found in Murcia |
| Bibliographic reference | Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.26. |
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| Accession number | 1455-1870 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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