Riaño, Juan F. (Juan Facundo), 1829-1901 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 150
ho reignedat Cordova, a.d, 961-976. Another very interesting oblong box is preserved in the sameMuseum. No. 301-66. 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… … IVORY BOX. MOORISH. lOTH CENTURY. SOUTH KENSINGTON 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.) Another…
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