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The image shows a display case in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain (latitude: 40.423, longitude: -3.689). The case contains a small cylindrical ivory box with a conical lid. Both the box and lid are decorated with intricate carvings, including peacocks, gazelles, and birds. The box has a silver hinge and Arabic inscriptions. The inscription on the lid indicates the intended recipient and date of manufacture: "God's blessing upon the imam. What was ordered, Prince Al-Hakam al-Mustansir bi-llah. Believers Of God's slave... made for the noble mother of Prince Abd al-Rahman, in the year 353 H. of Durri as-Saghir, under the direction of Madinat al-Zahra, for it was commissioned by the ivory workshops of Madinat al-Zahra." The box is labeled "Bote de Subh, Marfil 353 de la Hégira (964) Catedral de Zamora" and "Subh's pyxis, Ivory 353 after Hijra (964) Cathedral of Zamora".
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