MAKE A MEME View Large Image Italian - Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames - Walters 71314 - View B.jpg This ivory object along with Walters 71 310 and Walters 71 308 were created by Muslim craftsmen probably working in Palermo Sicily for the Christian court of ...
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Keywords: Italian - Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames - Walters 71314 - View B.jpg This ivory object along with Walters 71 310 and Walters 71 308 were created by Muslim craftsmen probably working in Palermo Sicily for the Christian court of the Norman rulers 11th-13th century and were intended for personal use as containers for perfumes cosmetics and jewelry Many such small boxes and coffers decorated with typically Islamic motifs such as birds animals and geometric designs eventually ended up in Europe and took on a Christian function They were often placed on church altars to hold the Host Communion wafer for the Mass and sometimes were even transformed into reliquaries to contain the remains of saints Preserved in church treasuries these examples of secular Islamic art were admired and copied by European artists making Christian liturgical vessels early Other date century 13 Medieval gilt and paint on ivory rock crystal metal fittings cm 12 9 10 accession number 71 314 23356 Germanisches Museum Nürnberg Léon Gruel Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Palermo Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Round sculpted ivory items Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Islamic manifactures and artcrafts in Medieval Palermo Nobiles Officinae The Royal Norman manifactures in Palermo Jewellery boxes
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