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Collections

Dirham1152-1176/547-572 A.H.

Not on view
Bronze coin or medallion, heavily corroded with turquoise-green patina, featuring Arabic script around the rim and a raised central device in low relief
Ancient bronze coin with heavy green and brown patina, struck relief obscured by corrosion, irregular scalloped edge.

Unknown, Dirham, 1152-1176/547-572 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Dirham
Place Made
Anatolia, Diyarbakr
Date Made
1152-1176/547-572 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/16 in. (3.01 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.420
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic