Sheath of a Thuma
- Holding institution:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data provider:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Title:
- Sheath of a Thuma
- Date:
- 1176 AH/AD 1762-1763
- Description:
- The chased front of the sheath is has a perforated, arabesque floral and tendril décor. The buckle is a modern replacement and has rhombic and bead-molded attachments. The tip is formed in the shape of a bud. The back is blank, but has a stamp with the date in Arabic: Qifal 1176. The date belongs to the reign of al-Mahdi al "Abbas (AH 1161-1189/AD 1748-1775). An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith: Sulayman Maswari, rub'i. The term "rub'i" is Arabic (but written here in Hebrew script) and means "half."For the latest information about this object, daggers; sheaths (cases), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: [Stamp] In Arabic: Qifal 1176; [Engraved] In Hebrew: Sulayman Maswari, rub'iReign: Al-Mahdi al ‘Abbas (AH 1161–1189/AD 1748–1775)Style:
- Type:
- arms & armor
- Type (Narrower):
- Armaments
- Type (Broader):
- Object
- Subject:
- Culture: Zaydi Muslim
- Provenance:
- Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
- Medium:
- silver with remains of gilding
- Extent:
- Dimensions: L: 9 7/16 x W: 2 3/8 in. (24 x 6.1 cm)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 51.1450
- Is part of:
- SAY, ARM
Islamic Art