-Horror vacui(fear of empty space) -Vegetal and geometric motifs -Intricately carved container made from elephant ivory Content:
--Four polylobed medallion scenes showing pleasure activities of the royal court: hunting, falconry, sports, and music.
-Container for expensive aromatics, sometimes also used to hold jewels, gems, or seals. -Gift for the caliph’s younger son
Context
--Calligraphic inscription in Arabic names the owner, asks for Allah’s blessing and includes the date of the pyxis -From Muslim Spain Cross-Cultural Comparisons: Luxury Items -Rulers feather headdress -Merovingian looped fibulae -Basin