Pyxis with Painted Designs
Unknown Artist
second half 12th–first half 13th century
Medium
Ivory; painted, gilded copper alloy mounts
Dimensions
Overall (with copper mounts): H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm) D. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Box (without copper mounts): H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification
Ivories and Bone
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Egleston Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.107