Work of Art Record 24752

Record No

24752

Collection

The Jane Hayward Database of Medieval Art

Location

Portugal, Braga: Cathedral, Treasury

Date

1004 - 1008

Subject Headings

Deer

Notes

Ivory pyxis; worked in bas-relief

Umayyads of Córdoba, Caliphate period

Commissioned by 'Abd al-Malik, son of the powerful al-Mansur.'

The pacific nature of the images (farming scenes, deer and birds of paradise) suggests that it may have been made for some personal commemoration.

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