About the Artwork
Mace
between 17th and 18th century
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Turkish
Islamic
Silver, gilded copper, rock crystal, green quartz, leather, and silk
Overall: 22 1/4 inches (56.5 cm)
Arms and Armor
Islamic Art
Founders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund
58.73
Public Domain
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Provenance
by 1899, possibly in the treasury of the Mosque of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey).1929, acquired by Dr. F.R. Martin (Stockholm, Sweden).
estate of Dr. Jackob Hirsch (New York, New York, USA);
1958-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Bulletin of the DIA 37, no. 3 (1957-58): pp. 74-75 (ill.).
The Heritage of Islam. Patterns and Precision. National Committee: Islam Centennial Fourteen, 1982, obj. list no. 207.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Islamic, Turkish, Mace, between 17th and 18th century, silver, gilded copper, rock crystal, green quartz, leather, and silk. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund, 58.73.
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