Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1170
Publication Place
Spain (made) Portugal (made) -
Subject
Woodwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 9.2cm, Height: 9.2cm, Width: 6.7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
11-1866
Record ID
11-1866
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1170
Notes
Casket, wood covered with bone, with painted and gilded decoration, possibly made in Spain, 11th or 12th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wood covered with bone, with painted and gilded decoration Wood Bone Paint Gilt Gilding Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Casket, wood covered with bone plaques, with painted and gilded decoration. With an inscription written in Arabic and copper-gilt mounts.
Üretim
Traditionally dated to the fourteenth century and thought to be a product of Nasrid Granada. But, attribution based on stylistic features, most of which can be traced to Almohad roots. The circular geometric motifs relate to the illuminated frontispieces of Almohad Qur'ans, and the seated musicians are like those seen on brocade textiles, as well as incised pottery from Murcia, datable to the late twelfth to early thirteenth centuries. The figurative decoration itself supports an earlier attribution - very little Nasrid art is figurative. (M. Rosser-Owen, 2010).
Üslup
Islamic Spain Almohad
