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Casket lid

Casket lid

  • Place of origin:

    Al-Andalus, Spain (made)
    Cordoba, Spain (possibly, made)
    Madinat al-Zahra, Spain (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    965 to 970 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Carved ivory

  • Museum number:

    1057-1855

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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Physical description

Ivory lid, carved with decoration of vegetal scrolls.

Place of Origin

Al-Andalus, Spain (made)
Cordoba, Spain (possibly, made)
Madinat al-Zahra, Spain (possibly, made)

Date

965 to 970 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Carved ivory

Descriptive line

Ivory, carved with decoration of vegetal scrolls. Al-Andalus (Spain), Córdoba or Madinat al-Zahra, ca. 965-970 AD.

Labels and date

LID OF A CASKET
Ivory.
HISPANO-ARABIC (Medina az-Zahra); about 965-70. [Used until 11/2003]

Collection code

MES

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