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Fragment of a Figure in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Portion of a Pilaster with an Acrobat in the Clois… Camel Wall Painting in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Fragment of a Relief with Three Clerics in the Clo… Pulpit Relief with the Symbol of St. Luke in the C… Romanesque Architectural Frieze in the Cloisters,… Pair of Doors in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Drinking Bowl in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Ivory Plaque with St. John the Evangelist in the C… Ivory Plaque with Saint Aemilianus in the Cloister… Three Marys at the Holy Sepulcher Ivory Plaque in… Ivory Plaque with Scenes of Christ and the Apostle… Ivory Diptych with New Testament Scenes in the Clo… Ivory Shrine with the Virgin and Child in the Cloi… Relief with Saint Peter Martyr and Three Donors in… Bursa Reliquary in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Reliquary Bust of St. Juliana in the Cloisters, Se… Head in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Man of Sorrows Wall Painting in the Cloisters, Sep… Saint Hubert and the Stag Relief in the Cloisters,… Detail of the Pontaut Chapter House in the Cloiste… Detail of the Pontaut Chapter House in the Cloiste… Head (Perhaps of an Angel) in the Cloisters, Sept.… Pieta in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Enthroned Virgin and Child in the Cloisters, Sept.… Saint Barbara in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Pulpit Relief with the Annunciation in the Cloiste… Seated Figure in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007 Sunset in Fort Tryon Park, Sept. 2007 Sunset in Fort Tryon Park, Sept. 2007 Conandil, Wilhelm, and Ysenda Dancing at the Fort… Conandil and Wilhelm Dancing at the Fort Tryon Par… Wilhelm, Ysenda, Conandil, and Margarita Dancing a… Stilt Walker at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festi… Rose Seller at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festiv… The Greek Orthodox Church Booth at the Fort Tryon… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… King and Queen at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fes… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Belly Dancing at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest… Harpist at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival,…

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Ivory Pyx in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007

Ivory Pyx in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007

Pyx
Elephant Ivory
Spain, Andalucia, Cordoba, ca. 950-975

Accession # 1970.324.5

In the tenth century, most of the Iberian peninsula was ruled by the Muslim Umayyad dynasty. This exquisitely carved cylindrical box is believed to be one of the most accomplished works of a master.

Text abridged from the Cloisters label.

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