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Source Description
While the walls and structure of this box are the same as other Siculo-Arabic examples, the gilt-copper accessories suggest that it was built for security. Three unusually heavy mounts are on each corner fo the box, plus two on each corner of the lid. The custormary locks and additional reinforcing straps are on each end of the lid and on the box. It is equipped with carrying handles at each end and four flattened ball feet. The decoration consists of small crosses made of drilled dots, stained red and black.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11289
label
Truncated Pyramidal Box with Punched Decoration
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11289
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Truncated Pyramidal Box with Punched Decoration
description
While the walls and structure of this box are the same as other Siculo-Arabic examples, the gilt-copper accessories suggest that it was built for security. Three unusually heavy mounts are on each corner fo the box, plus two on each corner of the lid. The custormary locks and additional reinforcing straps are on each end of the lid and on the box. It is equipped with carrying handles at each end and four flattened ball feet. The decoration consists of small crosses made of drilled dots, stained red and black.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century (Romanesque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
22.5
depth
14.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 x W: 8 7/8 x D: 5 3/4 in. (14 x 22.5 x 14.6 cm)
Source extras
style
Siculo-Arabic
med
ivory, gilt-copper mounts
creator_ids
6271
collection_ids
ISL
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4d0d52f6effc336b