Bracelet, One of a Pair

Silver Bracelet

This type of bracelet is to some degree technically and stylistically reminiscent of the twelfth-century gold bracelet MMA no. 1976.151. It is closely related to nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Moroccan, Jordanian, Arabian, and Indian types.[1] In light of these widespread parallels, it would appear that the general type was popular in medieval times and that it continued in favor—although perhaps only in relatively provincial centers—throughout the following centuries.

[Jenkins and Keene 1983]

Footnotes:

1. La vie juive au Maroc, in Hebrew. Jerusalem, 1973, no. 460; Schmuck aus islamischen Landern. Hanau, 1974, no. 193, pl. 12; Gerlach, Martin. Völkerschmuck. Vienna and Leipzig [1906]. Reprinted as Primitive and Folk Jewelry. New York, 1971, pl. 28, nos. 20, 106, no. 4.

Helen Winslow Durkee Mileham, New York (by 1948–d. 1954; bequeathed to MMA)

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "From Casablanca To Calcutta," January 8–December 15, 1948.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Islamic Jewelry in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 22–August 14, 1983, no. 79.

Jenkins-Madina, Marilyn, and Manuel Keene. Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1983. no. 79, p. 138, ill. (b/w).