Box with Equestrian Falconers, 13th century, Made in Sicily, Italy, Italian, Ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Overall (with mounts): 5 5/16 x 4 5/8 x 5 1/16 in. (13.5 x 11.7 x 12.9 cm), Ivories, Hunting scenes decorate a number of surviving cylindrical boxes made in Sicily. This box, depicting a falcon hunt, shows richly attired men on horseback. The sport was favored by Holy Roman emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen (r
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Box, Equestrian Falconers, 13th century, Sicily, Italy, Italian, Ivory, copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Overall, mounts, 5 5/16 x 4 5/8 5 1/16, 13.5 11.7 12.9 cm, Ivories, Hunting scenes, decorate, number, surviving cylindrical, boxes, box, depicting, falcon hunt, richly attired, men, horseback, sport, favored, Holy Roman, emperor, Frederick, II, Hohenstaufen, r
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