Pyxis, ca. 950–75, Made in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Elephant ivory, Overall: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (11.7 x 10.5 cm), Ivories, This exquisitely carved cylindrical box is believed to be one of the most accomplished works of a master from the palace of the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III (r. 912–61), who ruled most of the Iberian peninsula
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Pyxis, ca, 950–75, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Spanish, Elephant ivory, Overall, 4 5/8 x 4 1/8, 11.7 10.5 cm, Ivories, exquisitely, carved, cylindrical, box, believed, accomplished works, master, palace, Umayyad caliph, ‘Abd, al-Rahman, III, r, 912–61, ruled, Iberian peninsula
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