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Egypt, second half 7th century - first half 8th century
Bone, carved
4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.79 x 6.35 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.521)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

The Late Antique desire for luxury objects carved from ivory or bone carried on after the Muslim conquest, and this small bone plaque is one example of the continuing craft....
The Late Antique desire for luxury objects carved from ivory or bone carried on after the Muslim conquest, and this small bone plaque is one example of the continuing craft. Ivory and bone were used to make containers, frames, and other portable objects, but a smaller carved piece like this one may have been used as embellishment on furniture or a box. Its subtle single-level relief carving and trefoil vine decoration are typical of the early Islamic period in Egypt, where artisans continued to ply their craft but perhaps for new Muslim patrons.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.
  • Contadini, Anna. "Fatimid Ivories within a Mediterranean Culture." Journal of the David Collection 2:2 (2005), 227-48.
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