FIGURE 1.6 The Pyxis of al-Mughira, detail with prince, his lutist, and...

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Description: The Pyxis of al-Mughira, detail with prince, his lutist, and fan-bearer

TitleThe Pyxis of al-Mughira, detail with prince, his lutist, and fan-bearer

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date968 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Accession numberOA 4068

SubjectsIslamic courtsIvory carvingPyxides (Toilet paraphernalia)

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Jennifer A. Pruitt

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Building the Caliphate: Construction, Destruction, and Sectarian Identity in Early Fatimid Architecture

These two passages describe distinct modes of encountering the Fatimid city. For the Crusader author William of Tyre, the Fatimid palace is a site of material wealth and marvels.He is describing Hugh of Caesaria’s visit to Cairo in the...

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Jennifer A. Pruitt

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.13-45

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00258.002

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture, FatimidCaliphsIslamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic architecture--Egypt--CairoIslamic architecture--Spain

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Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 370–400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

Maximian's Chair

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 547

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationArchiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna, Italy

Maximian's Chair

Consular diptych of Justin

Posted by:John Carlson

Dimensions13 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (33.5 x 13 cm), each

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1435499

Accession number6367

Consular diptych of Justin

Panel with St John the Evangelist and St Paul

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 930–970

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationMuseo Archeologico, Venice

Panel with St John the Evangelist and St...

Panel with St John the Evangelist and St Paul

Relief with the Coronation of Romanus II and Eudocia

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 945–949

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCabinet des Médailles, Paris

Relief with the Coronation of Romanus II...

Relief with the Coronation of Romanus II and Eudocia

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre and the Ascension

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (18.7 x 11.5 cm)

LocationBayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich

Accession numberMA 157

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre...

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre and the Ascension

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes from the life of Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCathedral Treasury, Milan

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes...

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes from the life of Christ

Reliquary of the True Cross with the Deesis and Saints

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. AD 963–969

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsIvory

LocationS. Francesco, Cortona, Italy

Reliquary of the True Cross with the...

Reliquary of the True Cross with the Deesis and Saints

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes from the life of Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCathedral Treasury, Milan

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes...

Diptych used as a book-cover with scenes from the life of Christ

Description: Diptych used as a book-cover for the Etchmiadzin Gospels: Christ and the Virgin...

Diptych used as a book-cover for the Etchmiadzin Gospels: Christ and the Virgin enthroned; scenes from the life of Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationYerevan, Armenia

Accession numberMS. Matenadaran 2374

Diptych used as a book-cover for the...

Diptych used as a book-cover for the Etchmiadzin Gospels: Christ and the Virgin enthroned; scenes from the life of Christ

A Translation of Relics at Constantinople

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCathedral Treasury, Trier, Germany

A Translation of Relics at...

A Translation of Relics at Constantinople

Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 970–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (18.4 x 14.7 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1441131

Accession number1590

Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Ivory pyxis, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Ivory pyxis, detail

Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 350–375

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationMuseo Cristiano, Brescia, Italy

Casket with scenes from the Old and the...

Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Ivory pyxis, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Ivory pyxis, detail

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Storyteller figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af

Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

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