Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 192
opes and lions in the characteristicmanner of Assyrian art. A lengthy Cufic in-scription tells us that the box was made at Cuenca{Medina Ctienca) by Abd-er-Rahman ben Ziyan,to the order of the Moorish princes of Toledo,and that it dates from the year 441 of the Hegira.^Vives has pointed out that… … IVORIES a principal centre of this industry, and thatcaskets executed here about this time exist inPerpignan cathedral and in the provincial museumof Burgos. Riano mentions seven ivory boxes of particularinterest, which were probably made in Spain bySpanish Arabs, or else by Eastern craftsmenwho…
Decorative arts
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