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Cylindrical Ivory Casket, Siculo-Arabic, Late 12th or early 13th century. Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland

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Cylindrical Ivory Casket
Photographer
Eamonn O'Mahony
Title
Cylindrical Ivory Casket
Description

This casket is an example of one made by Arab craftsmen in Sicily during a period of German rule, a time when the cultural influences of Islam was welcome, and from when the term Siculo-Arabic derives. Many such caskets were made with a hipped roof and decorated with semi-precious stones.

This circular shape of this casket is achieved by holding together two half circles of ivory with mounts on one side, a good and practical illustration of the use of the natural shape of the elephant tusk. The lid is made from an ivory disc, its outer rim is secured with a bronze mount.
Date 5 September 2018, 14:08
Medium Ivory
Dimensions H11 x W11 x D10
The Hunt Museum
Current location
Collections and Exhibitions
Accession number
CG 010
Source Hunt Museum
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Public Domain via Hunt Museum

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