Plaque
929-1010 (made)
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Set of four rectangular linked gold plaques, with applied filigree decoration and bosses, from a girdle
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold sheet metal, stamped and engraved with filigree |
| Brief description | Set of four rectangular linked gold plaques, stamped and engraved with applied filigree decoration and bosses, found with a coin hoard in Murcia, made in the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba, 929-1010 |
| Physical description | Set of four rectangular linked gold plaques, with applied filigree decoration and bosses, from a girdle |
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| Historical context | Found with a coin hoard in Murcia, one of only two known hoards from Moorish Spain and the oldest item in the hoard |
| 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 | 1454-1870 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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