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| Keywords: H Kasil - Sheath of a Thuma - Walters 511449 - Back.jpg The sheath is entirely decorated at its drop-shaped tip with spirals rosettes and rhombic appliqués The upper part displays arabesque leaves and tendrils and the buckle as well as lower tip is decorated with rhombic and rosette-shaped appliqués The back of the upper part is blank Thuma daggers were produced only for the Zaydi Muslim elite They were very precious and kept in families for generations On the back of the sheath is an Arabic stamp with the name of the ruler and a date al-Mansur 115x The stamp belongs to Imam al-Mansur al-Husayn who lived from AH 1139 to 1161 AD 1775-1809 An engraved inscription in Hebrew names the silversmith H arun Kasil It is possible that H arun Kasil was the same Kasil who lived also under al-Mahdi al- Abbas see Walters 57 2319 1139-1161 AH/AD 1775-1809 silver with remains of gilding L 9 7/16 x W 2 3/4 in 24 x 7 cm accession number 51 1449 80930 Mr Benjamin Zucker Zucker Family Trust and Mr Derek Content New York and London by purchase Walters Art Museum Joint gift to the Walters Art Museum Baltimore and the Israel Museum Jerusalem by Mr Benjamin Zucker and Mr Derek Content in honor of Mrs Barbara Zucker and Mrs Amanda Content 2010 Stamp Arabic al-Mansur 115x Engraving Hebrew H arun Kasil place of origin Taizz Yemen Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum H Kasil Sheaths | ||||
