Who made this?
It is believed that many ivory objects that were traded within the Southern Mediterranean were created in royal workshops, particularly in Spain. As ivory was introduced to the rest of Europe throughout the crusades by the Muslims, their occupation of Spain in 711 caused an influx of the material throughout many workshops in the country. Due to the heavy influence of Islamic design and detailing throughout this box, it is believed that this ivory object was created by a Muslim artist in a Spanish or Italian workshop.