La espada de Aliatar y dos pomos en marfil nazaríes. Conexiones estilísticas e iconográficas

Abstract

Within Nasrid parade weapons, jinetas swords are particularly relevant for their morphological originality. Several examples of this series are decorated with fragments of carved ivory arranged in the hilt. Three of these ivory pommels are astonishing because of their narrow technical, stylistic, and iconographic analogies. This paper discusses their comparative study for the first time by considering them alongside royal collection of weapons fitted with dynastic emblems as a key component to a mass production issued from Granada courtly workshops in order to meet the courtesan demand. Likewise proposed is a novel interpretation of their iconography with a background in the Mardanisi sphere and contemporary examples in the Mudejar wall decoration.