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Source Description
This ivory plaque depicts Christ's crucifixion with Mary and St. John the Evangelist mourning at either side of the cross. The plaque was originally the center of a triptych.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
534
label
Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
534
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John
description
This ivory plaque depicts Christ's crucifixion with Mary and St. John the Evangelist mourning at either side of the cross. The plaque was originally the center of a triptych.
provenance
Godard Desmarais, Paris [date of acqusition unknown], by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
triptychs
icons
relief
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.6
height
11.6
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 9/16 x W: 4 9/16 x D: 1/4 in. (16.6 x 11.6 x 0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
carved ivory (elephant)
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
2525
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
01d4a50dde2773ad