bracelet
- Museum number
- 2012,6010.78
- Description
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Bracelet made of silver with a stamped pattern of ridges.
- Production date
- 1950s (around)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 5.90 centimetres
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Weight: 20 grammes
- Curator's comments
- For similar examples see: Miranda Morris and Pauline Shelton, 'Oman Adorned: A Portrait in Silver' (Muscat, 1997); Neil Richardson and Marcia Dorr, 'The Craft Heritage of Oman' (Dubai, 2003); Ruth Hawley, 'Silver: The Traditional Art of Oman' (London, 2000); Jehan S. Rajab, 'Silver Jewellery of Oman' (Kuwait, 1997); and A. Forster, 'Disappearing Treasures of Oman' (Clevedon, 1998).
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- This object is part of a collection of mid-20th-century silver items (2012,6010.1 ff.) acquired in Oman between 1984-1995. This collection was acquired in southern Oman in the markets of Salalah, Dhofar.
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2012,6010.78
