Pyxis (Cylindrical Container)

Depth

At a glance

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In time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Arts of the book

Overview

A Syrian cylindrical box; late eleventh to early twelfth century. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Metropolitan Museum Open Access

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islam.museum contributors. “Pyxis (Cylindrical Container)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ulba-suriyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Wing

Objects

Manuscripts, art, architecture and relics from collections worldwide. Related

Arabesque

The interlaced vegetal ornament that became the signature of Islamic art, flowing across stucco, stone, wood and manuscripts.