Pax with the Virgin and Saints
This pax, a liturgical object which was ceremonially kissed by the priest and then by the communicants during the mass, is carved in elephant ivory. The shape of the tusk is reflected in the curved surface of the pax. The scene shows the Virgin Mary in the middle, holding the...
Artifact
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id
34228
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.84_Fnt_BW_H78.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.84_Fnt_BW_H78.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.84_Fnt_BW_H78.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.84 |
Terms
Medium
ivory
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