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Name of Object:

Pair of bracelets

Location:

Doha, Qatar

Holding Museum:

Museum of Islamic Art

 About Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Date of Object:

Hegira 5th century / AD 11th century

Museum Inventory Number:

JE.118

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Gold; Filigree, Granulation, Repousse

Dimensions:

Height: 8cm, Width: 7cm, Diameter: 8cm

Period / Dynasty:

Fatimid

Provenance:

Egypt

Description:

Matching double bracelets, one for each wrist, was the fashion of the day. The workmanship of the form and granulation of the gold is particularly masterful.

Selected bibliography:

Al Khemir, Sabiha, From Cordoba To Samarqand, Masterpieces from the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Milan: Musée du Louvre Editions, 2006.
Komaroff, Linda, The Gift Tradition in Islamic Art, Los Angeles: Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2012.
Watson, Oliver, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2008.

Citation of this web page:

 "Pair of bracelets" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;18;en


MWNF Working Number: QT 18