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Collections

Bronze dirham1170-1220

Not on view
Bronze coin with beaded rim and raised Arabic script in Kufic style filling the entire face, with dark oxidation in recessed areas
Copper coin or seal with raised double-headed eagle at center, surrounded by a border of illegible lettering, with dark patina and spots of green corrosion.
Title
Bronze dirham
Place Made
Iraq
Date Made
1170-1220
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.22 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.439
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic