Carved Ivory Plaque with Musicians, Fatimid Egypt, 11th Century. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 80c 3.

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Carved Ivory Plaque with Musicians, Fatimid Egypt, 11th Century.
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 80c 3.

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Plaque, ivory. Fatimid Egypt, 11th century. H: 17.3; W: 7.7 cm; thickness c. 0.5 (outer frame), c. 0.2-0.3 cm (inner frame). Many gold traces on the turban of the lute player, on the strings of the lute, on palmettes, and on the frame. - Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, inv. no. 8oc 3
Source: Fig. 132, Contadini, Anna (2005) 'Fatimid Ivories Within a Mediterranean Culture.' The Ivories of Muslim Spain, The Journal of the David Collection, ed. by K. von Folsach and J. Mayer, 2 (2). pp. 226-247.

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Carved Ivory Plaque with Musicians, Fatimid Egypt, 11th Century.Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 80c 3.

Carved Ivory Plaque with Musicians, Fatimid Egypt, 11th Century.
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 80c 3.