Pyxis of al-Mughira

Item

Title

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Description

Carved Ivory pyxis created in the Madinat al-Zahra workshops in Umayyad Spain for Prince al-Mughira. The Intricately detailed and inscribed container has been the subject of rigorous scholarly debate and interpretation.

Creator

Craftsmen, Madinat al-Zahra worshop

Temporal Coverage

ca. 968 CE.

Spatial Coverage

Cordoba, Spain

Type

Image

Date Created

Unknown

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxis_of_al-Mughira#/media/File:Pyxid_Al_Mughira_OA_4068.jpg

Contributor

Cullen Rooney

Rights

Public Domain

Item sets

Site pages

Ivory Pyxis of al-Hughira