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The material is from Gallery 3 of the Louvre's Islamic Collection.
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Panels with dancers and lute player. Egypt, 11th-12th c. CE. Carved ivory, traces of polychrome. Inv. nos. OA 6265/2; OA 6266 (21.4 x 5.7 cm.). Website (OA 6265/2). Website (OA 6266, includes detailed images). |
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Panel with two horsemen. Egypt, 11th-12th c. CE. Carved ivory. Inv. no.: OA 6265/1. Website |
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Frieze with running animals. Egypt, 8th-9th c. CE. Aleppo (or umbrella) pine, carved and engraved. 20.2 x 68.5 x 3.5 cm. Inv. no.: AA 165. Website. Cf.: LACMA Inv. no.: M.2002.1.750. |
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Panel detail. Egypt, 11th c. CE, found in W. palace of Fatimids in Cairo in 1874. Carved cyprus wood. Full size: 67 x 18.1 c 4.6 cm. Inv. no.: OA 4062. Website (includes different detail) |
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Pyxis of al-Mughira. Spain, Madinat al-Zahra (near Cordoba), 968 CE/357 AH. Elephant ivory, carved and engraved; traces of inlay (jade?). Inv. no.: OA 4068. Website (with links to many close-up images of details) |
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Pyxis. Spain, Madinat al-Zahra, ca. 970. Elephant ivory, carved and engraved. OA 2774. Website (with many detailed images) |
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Dish with bird-filled tree. Spain, 11th-12th c. CE. Earthenware, overglaze luster decoration, engraving. Inv. no. : MAO 380. Website |