Casket
1200-1300 (made)
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Casket. Ivory plaques fitted together, with copper-gilt mounts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory |
| Brief description | Casket; Ivory with copper-gilt mounts; Spain, 1200-1300 |
| Physical description | Casket. Ivory plaques fitted together, with copper-gilt mounts. |
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| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Ivory Casket with Gilded Mounts
Spain, probably Granada
1200-1300
Caskets continued to be made in ivory after the end of the Umayyad caliphate. Different techniques were used for their construction and decoration. This example is formed from thick sheets of ivory rather than a solid block. Elaborate gilded mounts strengthen it externally and provide the only decoration.
Ivory plaques, with gilded copper mounts
Museum no. 321-1864
(2010) |
| Object history | Bought by J. C. Robinson in Granada, the capital of the Nasrid dynasty, that superseded the Almohads in 1238. Possibly produced in the early period of Nasrid rule, showing the continued influence of Almohad art. (M. Rosser-Owen, 2010) An inscription inside the lid reads: Bought this ancient Moresco box at Granada. 3rd December 1863 for 5 dollars. J.C. Robinson It is doutbless a work of the Granadan Arab epoch of (as I believe) the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century. Of its kind it may perhaps be deemed almost unique and as a decorative object of [word crossed out] true Spanish Arab [de?]sign it is a work of the utmost rarity and interest. |
| Production | Southern Spain |
| Bibliographic reference | Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.44. |
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| Accession number | 321-1864 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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