Pyxis of al-Mughira: Detail of back: Lutanist and two attendants

Published/Created:

Cordoba, Spain
968

Materials:

ivory

Notes:

Made in 968 for al-Mughira, son of Abd al-Rahman III, probably in Madinat al-Zahra', the palace suburb of Cordoba.

Topics:

Ivories -- Islamic -- (YVRC)
Ivories -- Spain -- 10th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Islamic: Umayyad

Accession Number:

3273-1189

Genre:

containers: pyxes (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

J. Dodds; al-Andalus (NY: MMA, 1992); Imported in 2008 from LIMS (Library of Images of Medieval Spain), originally developed by Prof. Maria Rosa Menocal in conjunction with ITG

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Paris, France: Musée du Louvre

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 293871

OID:

563423

PID:

digcoll:2055185