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Pyxis of Subh [museum objects]

Pyxis of Zamora

A cylindrical casket commissioned by Alhaquen II for a favourite, as indicated in the inscription. It is cylindrical and has a conical lid that hinges and closes with a hinge and a nielloed silver clasp. The entire surface of the piece is covered with ataurique decoration of serrated, fingered and ringed leaves and palmettes, interspersed with peacocks, gazelles and other birds facing each other. …

Dit item wordt geleverd en onderhouden door Museo Arqueológico Nacional
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Makers

  • Durri as-Saghir
  • Durri as-Saghir

Uitgever

  • Workshops of Madinat az-Zahra / Cathedral of Zamora

Onderwerp

  • Archaeology-Archaeological remains-Household utensils-Eboraria-VIII-Cordoba-Museum objects
  • Zamora-Archaeological remains-Household utensils-Eboraria-Cathedral of Zamora-Museum objects
  • Umayyad Caliphate-AD 929-1031-Cordoba
  • archeologie
  • Zamora
  • kalifaat van de Omajjaden
  • Archeologie
  • Zamora
  • Spanje

Type object

  • 3D object

Datum

  • 0964
  • 0964