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Collections

Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham1184-1201/580-597 A.H.

Not on view
Ancient bronze coin, heavily corroded with russet-brown and olive-green patina, low-relief figures barely legible on face
Copper or bronze coin with heavily worn reddish-brown surface and green patina, featuring faint Arabic script in the central field and along the border.

Unknown, Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham, 1184-1201/580-597 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
1184-1201/580-597 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/16 in. (3.02 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.424
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic