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Source Description
This delicate ivory plaque may once have decorated a side of a portable altar. It likely depicts the angel of the Lord appearing to the priest Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, at the altar in the temple. Like the identity of the object in Zacharias’s hands, the identity of the couple accompanying the priest remains unclear.
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Document identity
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108502
label
Plaque from a Portable Altar: Zacharias at the Altar
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108502
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object
title
Plaque from a Portable Altar: Zacharias at the Altar
description
This delicate ivory plaque may once have decorated a side of a portable altar. It likely depicts the angel of the Lord appearing to the priest Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, at the altar in the temple. Like the identity of the object in Zacharias’s hands, the identity of the couple accompanying the priest remains unclear.
date
c. 1100–1125
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60754212
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Ivory
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8.6 x 7.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
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Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne?, Romanesque period, 12th century
accession
1926.212
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Plaque from a Portable Altar: Zacharias at the Altar, c. 1100–1125. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne?, Romanesque period, 12th century. Ivory; overall: 8.6 x 7.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance in memory of J. H. Wade, 1926.212
collection
MED - Romanesque
citations
citation
W. M. M. “A Romanesque Ivory.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 13, no. 8 (October 1926): 176–178.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 176-178
citation
Milliken, William. "Mr. Severance's Gifts to the Museum." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>23, no. 2 (February 1936): 17-27
page_number
Reproduced: p. 24; Mentioned: p. 25-26
creditline
Gift of John L. Severance in memory of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:48:33.929000
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108502
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Medieval Art
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MED - Romanesque
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ivory
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photo
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