Casket, wood faced with ivory panels

Published/Created:

Cairo and Sicily
ca. 1000-1150, ca. 1200-1225

Physical Description:

17 x 25 x 16 cm
wood and ivory with traces of color and gilding

Notes:

V&A: 700-1884

Topics:

Ivories -- Egypt -- 11th century -- (YVRC)
Ivory -- Italy -- 13th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Islamic
Norman

Accession Number:

3630-011

Genre:

containers: caskets (personal gear) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Stanley, T., Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: Victoria and Albert Museum

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 307883

OID:

576096

PID:

digcoll:2077009