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| Keywords: Italian - Cylindrical Box or Pyxis - Walters 71308.jpg This ivory object along with Walters 71 310 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 ivory metal fittings cm 13 11 5 accession number 71 308 10230 Count Grigori Strogonoff Rome Elia Volpi Florence date and mode of acquisition unknown Elia Volpi Sale Florence 1916 no 3 Henry Walters Baltimore 1916 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1916 place of origin Palermo Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Round sculpted ivory items Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Nobiles Officinae The Royal Norman manifactures in Palermo Islamic manifactures and artcrafts in Medieval Palermo Pyxides Jewellery boxes | ||||
