Pyxis of Zamora
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The Pyxis of Zamora (made in 964 CE /353 aH) is an ivory carving casket (17.7–11 centimetres (7.0–4.3 in)) that dates from the Caliphate of Córdoba, and it's housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid.[1]
Commissioned by Al-Hakam II for his concubine, Subh, mother of Prince Abd al-Raman, who died young,[1][2] it is linked to the palatine ivory workshops of Madinat al-Zahra.[3]
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