Publication Date
Seventh-eighth / thirteenth-fourteenth centuries
Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
gold; jewels; defrost; Hammered.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 5 سم؛ القطر: 10.3 سم؛ القطر السفلي: 7 سم؛ السماكة: 1.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
57536
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;24;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Date
Seventh-eighth / thirteenth-fourteenth centuries
Notes
One of two pairs, the other element was also preserved, in the National Archaeological Museum. They were found together with the remains of a treasure in the vicinity of Bentarq (Almeria). Certainly, they are similar to the six rollers that were stolen from the same museum in 1894, examples of which are scattered throughout other museums. In order to make it, the unknown jeweler used the technique that was used to mint money; The dumlaj was made from two very thin golden sheets. The edge of the inner plate was folded without any trace of welding on the outer plate, which was exclusively decorated. From what we know, from the forge recipes of Granada in 1538, the resinous paste in the middle is made of lime or mastic, over which the dumlej was molded in order to achieve this very convex circular shape. The decoration, executed according to the hammer technique, is based on alternating types of medallions and eight-pointed knots on a background of whorls of stems and arched lines with leaves touching the upper end. The edges are highlighted and defined by many parallel and split lines of different widths. The middle lines are decorated with curved ones and dots. These luxurious pieces that were carried by the women of Granada were given to rich girls as wedding gifts.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Damlej/Damluj” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;24;ar
