Silver forearm bracelet, Yemen

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Heavy silver bracelet called musammat from Al-Dhahiyy in the Nothern Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen.  They are also worn in Southern Saudi Arabia.

The central medallion was made with a M. Theresia Thaler (see pictures) with apliqué decoration.

this kind of bracelet is worn on the upper part of the lower arm.

From the first half of the XXth Century or earlier.

High grade silver (+800), tested.

Dimensions:

Inner diameter: 6,5 cm
Total diameter: 9,5 cm
Width (medallion): 4,2 cm

It weighs 380,7 gr.

Reference:

“Silver treasures of the land of Sheba” Marjorie Ransom, p. 139
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002, p. 140
“Shine and Mistery, the splendor and power of Oriental jewelry”, Hoesli, Peter, Knayf-Museum Iphofen, 2023, p. 41

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This item on Ethnic Adornment’s collection has been meticulously researched and described. The information has been gathered from different sources to ensure that the descriptions are accurate.

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