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Bracelet

Islamic, Syrian
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Islamic, Level 1, North Wing

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About the Artwork

“Sovereignty belongs to God” is the inscription on this bracelet, spelled out in grains of gold, intertwined with floral scrolls, and adorned with filigree.

Little remains of the rich legacy of early Islamic jewelry, but what has survived demonstrates its great quality. The Fatimids (909–1176) ruled Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria for two hundred years and commissioned luxury objects of exquisite workmanship. This bracelet, made in Syria, illustrates the heights achieved by the Fatimid goldsmith.

Bracelet

between 1000 and 1100

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Syrian

Islamic

Gold

Overall (diam.): 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) Overall (diam. through hinged lock): 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm)

Jewelry

Islamic Art

Gift of Mrs. Roscoe B. Jackson

26.15

Public Domain

Markings

Inscribed, near hinge, on both sides, Kufic script, probably: al-mulk li'llah [translated: Sovereignty is God's]

Provenance

Mrs. Roscoe B. Jackson;
1926-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

The Heritage of Islam, Pattern and Precision, National Committee: Islam Centennial Fourteen, 1982, object list no. 178.

Henshaw, Julia P., ed. A Visitors Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 128 (ill.).

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Islamic, Syrian, Bracelet, between 1000 and 1100, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Roscoe B. Jackson, 26.15.

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