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Casket from the Cathedral of Palencia. 1049-1050. The decorative inscription in Kufic script indicates that it was made in Cuenca (Spain), in 441 after Hijra (1049-1050 AD), by Abd al-Rahman ben Zayyan. It was commissioned for Ismail ben al Maamun, son of the king of Toledo Yahya al Maamun (1044-1075). Rectangular in shape with a tomb lid, leather-covered wood and covered with openwork ivory plaques and enameled copper edges. Depth: 23 cm, length: 34.50 cm and height: 22.50 cm. It was reused as a reliquary in the cathedral of Palencia (Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Casket from the Cathedral of Palencia. 1049-1050. The decorative inscription in Kufic script indicates that it was made in Cuenca (Spain), in 441 after Hijra (1049-1050 AD), by Abd al-Rahman ben Zayyan. It was commissioned for Ismail ben al Maamun, son of the king of Toledo Yahya al Maamun (1044-1075). Rectangular in shape with a tomb lid, leather-covered wood and covered with openwork ivory plaques and enameled copper edges. Depth: 23 cm, length: 34.50 cm and height: 22.50 cm. It was reused as a reliquary in the cathedral of Palencia (Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Casket from the Cathedral of Palencia. 1049-1050. The decorative inscription in Kufic script indicates that it was made in Cuenca (Spain), in 441 after Hijra (1049-1050 AD), by Abd al-Rahman ben Zayyan. It was commissioned for Ismail ben al Maamun, son of the king of Toledo Yahya al Maamun (1044-1075). Rectangular in shape with a tomb lid, leather-covered wood and covered with openwork ivory plaques and enameled copper edges. Depth: 23 cm, length: 34.50 cm and height: 22.50 cm. It was reused as a reliquary in the cathedral of Palencia (Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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4252 x 3015 px | 36.7 MB
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36.0 x 25.5 cm | 14.2 x 10.1 in (300 dpi)