Carved Ivory Plaque with Lion Hunt, Fatimid Egypt or Iraq, 11th-12th Century

A larger image of this Carved Ivory Plaque with Lion Hunt, Fatimid Egypt or Iraq, 11th-12th Century. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy.

Plaque, ivory. Fatimid Egypt, 11th century. H: 17; W: 7.6 cm - Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, inv. no 8oc 2.
Source: Fig. 131, Contadini, Anna (2005) 'Fatimid Ivories Within a Mediterranean Culture.' The Ivories of Muslim Spain, The Journal of the David Collection, ed. by K. von Folsach and J. Mayer, 2 (2). pp. 226-247.

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Referenced on p.51 Saracen Faris 1050-1250 AD by David Nicolle and Christa Hook
Carved ivory plaque, Fatimid Egypt or Iraq, 11th-12th century. Not all hunting was done on horseback, even by the cavalry elite. (Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy)

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Referenced on p.44, God's Warriors, Knights Templar, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem by Helen Nicholson & David Nicolle:
Carved ivory plaque, Fatimid Egypt or Iraq, 11th-12th century. Not all hunting was done on horseback, even by the cavalry elite. (Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy)