Publication Date
Probably after 350/961
Publication Place
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Subject
Engraved ivory with silver.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 8.5 سم؛ الطول: 13 سم؛ العرض: 8.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
A.580–1910
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus02;8;ar
Library Location
Victoria and Albert Museum
Date
Probably after 350/961
Notes
An ivory box with a conical stem-shaped lid with a silver buckle. The engraved decoration, which includes intertwined leafy branches and an inscription in Arabic stating that the box was made for the daughter of Abd al-Rahman III, is almost identical to the decorations found on another box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, except for some spelling errors. It has been believed, for many years, that this box is nothing but a copy of the other box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, made in the nineteenth century by the Spanish forger Don Francisco Pallas y Puig (1859-1926), but radiocarbon analysis has recently confirmed that this piece is most likely original, and that it and its twin may have been made for the benefit of the Caliph’s daughter.
Sample Text
Barry Wood “Jewelry Box” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;8;ar
