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Pyxis of Al-Mughira: On loan to Louvre Abu Dhabi, the 10th century Muslim kingdom’s symbol of Andalusian art
The Pyxis of Al-Mughira at Louvre Abu Dhabi is currently on loan from the museum’s counterpart in France, having arrived in ...
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Rare 11th-century star chart reveals complex history of Islamic, Jewish and Christian astronomy
She focused on those from Al-Andalus, which was a Muslim-ruled area of what is now Spain. Both Muslim and Jewish people lived side by side in Al-Andalus, and all spoke Arabic. The Verona astrolabe ...
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The Doha Hind: The charming 10th-Century garden ornament
dating back to the 10th-Century Muslim kingdom of ­Al-Andalus. The charmingly observed realism of the object is fused with a decorative abstraction typical of the golden age of Islamic society in ...