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Source Description
This plaque depicts the Crucifixion with the mourning Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist. Apart from the inclusion of a canopy supported by columns, this ivory also differs from its contemporaries in its style; here the artist has carved his figures with much rounder faces and softer folds of drapery. The plaque was originally part of a triptych and holes for fastening its wings can be seen in each corner. It was originally part of a group of ivories called the Nicephoros Group, named for the emperor Nicephoros II.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1553
label
Crucifixion
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1553
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Crucifixion
description
This plaque depicts the Crucifixion with the mourning Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist. Apart from the inclusion of a canopy supported by columns, this ivory also differs from its contemporaries in its style; here the artist has carved his figures with much rounder faces and softer folds of drapery. The plaque was originally part of a triptych and holes for fastening its wings can be seen in each corner. It was originally part of a group of ivories called the Nicephoros Group, named for the emperor Nicephoros II.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques
icons
relief
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
10.6
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 x W: 4 3/16 x D: 1/4 in. (13.5 x 10.6 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ivory (elephant)
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
2525
2928
3089
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0ec5221a267cd107