Detail on an
Ivory Pyxis, Umayyad Spain, 968
Inscribed with the name of Al-Mughira

Title/name : Pyxis of al-Mughira
Author : Madinat al-Zahra?, Spain
Date / period : AH 357/AD 968
Materials and techniques : Carved ivory with traces of jet
Conservation town : Paris
Conservation place : Musée du Louvre, Islamic Art Department
Inventory number : OA 4068