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Record Number:
11086
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Beech , George T.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The "Eleanor Vase": Witness to Christian-Muslim Collaboration in Early Twelfth-Century Spain [argues that the vase came into the possession of Eleanor's grandfather, Duke Guillaume IX of Aquitane, as a gift from the Muslim king of Saragossa, perhaps in 1120 when they were both fighting against the Almoravid invaders near Saragossa].
Source:
Medieval Life 2, (Spring 1995): Pages 12 - 16.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Art History- Decorative Arts
Eleanor of Aquitaine Vase
Eleanor of Aquitaine, Wife of Louis VII of France and Henry II of England
Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine
Muslims
Politics
Vases
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean;France
Century:
3- 4- 5- 6- 7, 12
Primary Evidence:
Decorative Art; Paris, Musée du Louvre, Richlieu Wing, Eleanor of Aquitane vase. Carved rock crystal, with top and bottom mountings of precious gold and jewels. The author suggests that the vase was made in Iran between the third and seventh centuries C.E. The decorative
Illustrations:
Two photographs and one map. Plate One is a photo of the Eleanor vase. Plate Two is a close-up of an elder of the Apocalypse holding a vase similar to the one under discussion. The sculpture comes from the central portal of the West Facade of the abbey church of Saint-Denis. The map shows early twelfth century cities in Aquitaine and Saragossa.
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Year of Publication:
1995.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
13576291