Statements (30)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
ivory pyxis
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gptkbp:accessionNumber |
OA 4068
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gptkbp:commissionedBy |
Caliph Abd al-Rahman III
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gptkbp:created |
968 CE
|
gptkbp:createdBy |
Umayyad artisans
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gptkbp:culture |
gptkb:religious_art
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gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Paris |
gptkbp:diameter |
8 cm
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gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:Umayyad
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gptkbp:function |
luxury gift
container for cosmetics |
gptkbp:height |
15 cm
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pyxis of al-Mughira
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gptkbp:inscription |
poetic inscription
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gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage |
gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Al-Andalus
|
gptkbp:material |
ivory
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gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:musician
lions courtly scenes falconers date-palm trees |
gptkbp:museum |
Department of Islamic Art
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gptkbp:notableFor |
intricate carving
political symbolism rare surviving example of Umayyad ivory carving |
gptkbp:recipient |
al-Mughira
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Department_of_Islamic_Art_at_the_Louvre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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