Riaño, Juan F. (Juan Facundo), 1829-1901 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 140
g oblong box is preserved in the sameMuseum, No. 3oi-66. The cover and sides are carved withscroll foliated ornament: the hinges and clasp are of chasedsilver inlaid with niello. Round the sides, immediately belowthe lid is the following Arabic inscription in Cufic characters : dulff aUI- i^^… … IVORY BOX. MOORISH. lOTII CENTURY. SOUTH KENSKNGTON MUSEUM. This inscription must allude to Abd er Rahman III. the firstCaliph of Cordova who bore the title of Emir, el Mumenin.The formula God be merciful, &c., denotes that he was deadwhen it was written. He died a.d. 961. (See woodcut.)…
Decorative arts · Pottery
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