Publication Date
Fifth century AH / eleventh century AD
Publication Place
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Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject
Ivory, copper alloy, gold plating. Carving, cutting, gold plating
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 11 سم، العرض: 45.6 سم، القطر: 10.4 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
IV.7.1999
Record ID
object;EPM;qt;Mus21;2;ar
Library Location
Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date
Fifth century AH / eleventh century AD
Notes
This trumpet (hunting horn) was used by hunters to alert each other or provoke prey and was also used as a suitable drinking vessel. This model, carved from a single piece of elephant tusk, belongs to a group of medieval trumpets attributed to Italy – either the Amalfi Coast or Sicily. The craftsmen used raw ivory imported from sub-Saharan Africa, which was traded by the Fatimids and produced in the workshops of the Norman court.
Sample Text
Tara Desjardins “Ivory Trumpet” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;2;ar
