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AP Art History

Category - Early Europe and Colonial Americas

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The Pyxis of al-Mughira exemplifies Euro-Islamic art conventions in that it:
  1. Incorporated symbolic shapes and ornaments
  2. Embraced calligraphic line and script
  3. Elaborated on naturalism
  4. Incorporated decorative arts like metal works and textiles
Explanation
Answer: B - The Pyxis of al-Mughira exemplifies Euro Islamic art conventions in that it embraced calligraphic line and script.

European Islamic art and early medieval migratory art characteristics include calligraphic line and script and dense geometrical and organic ornament. The Pyxis of al-Mughaira exemplifies both these characteristics.
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