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Antique Omani silver Buckle
Rare silver buckle. Before a boy is old enough to wear a khanjar, he wears a silver buckle
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Arab name: Ibsim
Period: 1850-1950
Origin: worn by boys all over Oman |
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References:
- Ruth Hawley. Omani silver (first edition) page 3
- The craft heritage of Oman Volume 2 p. 448 item 078
- Oman Adorned by Pauline Shelton Robert Richmond / Apex London 1997 page 112
- Silver jewellery of Oman by Jehan S Rajab 1997 page 24
- Disappearing treasures of Oman 1998 by Avelyn Foster page 89, 91
- Traditional silver jewelry and handicrafts from Oman 2009 by Jean Greffioz page 145
- The Wereld Museum has a similar buckle. h 5,8 Weight 80 grams. Ex collection Smith/ Hutschenruyter. Inventory 77077. De meeste van dit type voorwerpen zijn versierd met het bladmotief, dat zo karakteristiek is voor de zilversmeden in Ibri. Zie: Forster, Avelyn ; Disappearing treasures of Oman
- Ethnic jewellery from Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands. The René van der Star Collection ; Amsterdam/Singapore; Pepin Press ; 2002 ; p. 55, boven
- British Museum similar item: 2009,6023.189; Length: 14 centimetres (point to point) Width: 6 centimetres; Weight: 103 grammes; Silver belt-buckle (ibzim) for boys up to the age of 10 or 12. Shaped as a rectangle with two pointed ends. Chased decoration on the front with symmetrical patterns of curling vine-leaves enclosed within pentagon-shapes, and a vertical plaque with zigzag decoration in the centre. The back has silver fixings and a smaller buckle (perhaps missing a pin) To be worn attached to a leather belt. Northern Oman.
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