Today’s highlight from the Permanent Collection

Chest from Palencia Cathedral
Hegira 441 / AD 1049–50, Taifa kingdom of Banu Dhu'l-Nun
Wood, ivory, copper; enamel, deep carvings, mould cast
National Archaeological Museum

Madrid, Spain

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