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| Keywords: Italian - Coffer - Walters 71310.jpg This ivory object along with Walters 71 308 and Walters 71 314 were created by Muslim craftsmen probably working in Palermo Sicily for the Christian court of the Norman rulers 11th-13th century and were intended for personal use as containers for perfumes cosmetics and jewelry Many such small boxes and coffers decorated with typically Islamic motifs such as birds animals and geometric designs eventually ended up in Europe and took on a Christian function They were often placed on church altars to hold the Host Communion wafer for the Mass and sometimes were even transformed into reliquaries to contain the remains of saints Preserved in church treasuries these examples of secular Islamic art were admired and copied by European artists making Christian liturgical vessels century 12 Medieval paint on punched ivory gilt on copper fittings cm 10 16 5 accession number 71 310 12540 Léon Gruel Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 The Meeting of Two Worlds The Crusades and the Mediterranean Context The University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor 1981 place of origin Palermo Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Islamic manifactures and artcrafts in Medieval Palermo ivory Nobiles Officinae The Royal Norman manifactures in Palermo Ivory Jewellery boxes | ||||
