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A pair of bracelets
(زوج من الأساور)

Title	A pair of bracelets
Title Original	زوج من الأساور
Publication Date:	XI century
Publication Place	- Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject	gold. Perforation, glazing, relief decoration.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع:8 العرض:7 القطر:8
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	JE.118.2003.1
Record ID	object;EPM;qt;Mus21;18;ar
Library Location	Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date	XI century
Notes	Jewelry and artifacts made from precious metals dating back to the early Islamic era are rare, as the metals from which they were made were often melted down and reworked using modern methods. The shank of the bracelet is decorated with prominent bands of alternating palm fronds, a pattern common in Fatimid art. These bracelets are made as a pair, allowing them to be worn on the wrist. It is believed to have been a gift to a wealthy woman, perhaps from Egypt or Syria in the Middle Ages.
Sample Text	Simone Struth “Pair of Bracelets” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;18;ar

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A pair of bracelets

(زوج من الأساور)

Publication Date XI century

Publication Place - Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Subject gold. Perforation, glazing, relief decoration.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع:8 العرض:7 القطر:8

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID JE.118.2003.1

Record ID object;EPM;qt;Mus21;18;ar

Library Location Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Date XI century

Notes Jewelry and artifacts made from precious metals dating back to the early Islamic era are rare, as the metals from which they were made were often melted down and reworked using modern methods. The shank of the bracelet is decorated with prominent bands of alternating palm fronds, a pattern common in Fatimid art. These bracelets are made as a pair, allowing them to be worn on the wrist. It is believed to have been a gift to a wealthy woman, perhaps from Egypt or Syria in the Middle Ages.

Sample Text Simone Struth “Pair of Bracelets” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;18;ar