File:WLA vanda Saints and other figures Casket ivory and wood.jpg

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Casket
Saints and other figures
Unknown
Sicily
12th century-13th century
Carved ivory on wood, painted and gilt

Wooden casket with a truncated pyramidal lid, covered with ivory panels decorated in outline and gilded with medallions containing a seated musician, animals and interlaced ornament; at either end is a siren with a cruciferous nimbus; in front two figures of standing saints holding books and long staves; on the edge of the lid is an inscription in naskhi script. On the ground are scattered bird and foliage designs. With gilt metal mounts.

This ivory object, along with Victoria & Albert Museum, number: 700-1884 Link, features decorations, materials and construction techniques characteristic of Islamic Sicilian craftsmen, probably working in Palermo, for the Christian court of the Norman rulers (11th-13th century). Many such small boxes and coffers, intended for personal use as containers for perfumes, cosmetics, and jewelry, eventually ended up in Europe and took on a Christian function.

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This photo of item # 603-1902 at the Victoria and Albert Museum was contributed under the team name "Opal_Art_Seekers_4" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009.
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