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It was made in Sicily or southern Italy. The painted and gilded decoration includes sirens, birds and Christian saints, all in the local style. But there is also an inscription in Arabic, which expresses good wishes for the owner.\r\n\r\nIn the medieval period, luxury goods from the Islamic Middle East found a ready market in Christian-ruled Europe. The prestige of these imports was so great that luxury goods made in Europe were often decorated in Islamic styles.","physicalDescription":"Wooden casket with a truncated pyramidal lid, covered with ivory panels decorated in outline and gilded with medallions containing a seated musician, animals and interlaced ornament; at either end is a siren with a cruciferous nimbus; in front two figures of standing saints holding books and long staves; on the edge of the lid is an inscription in naskhi script. On the ground are scattered bird and foliage designs. 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