Box with Equestrian Falconers

Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 457

Hunting scenes decorate a number of surviving cylindrical boxes made in Sicily. This box, depicting a falcon hunt, shows richly attired men on horseback. The sport was favored by Holy Roman emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen (r. 1215–50), who wrote a definitive guide on the care and use of falcons in the hunt.

Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian
Box with Equestrian Falconers, Elephant ivory with copper alloy mounts, polychromy, Italian

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.