Madinat al-Zahra Pyxis, c.964
علبة عاجية من الزهراء (964)
Madinat al-Zahra Pyxis, c.964; V&A, accession 217-1865.
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Overview
A carved ivory casket from the workshops of Madinat al-Zahra; about 964, Umayyad Cordoba, one of the treasures of Andalusian ivories. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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islam.museum contributors. “Madinat al-Zahra Pyxis, c.964”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ulba-aj-964/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.