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Source Description
Spoon made of ivory or steatite. The handle depicts Christ with a blessing gesture, superimposed on a crucifix. This spoon, rendered in a Byzantine style, was probably made in the 19th or 20th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
12164
label
Figure of Christ
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
12164
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Figure of Christ
description
Spoon made of ivory or steatite. The handle depicts Christ with a blessing gesture, superimposed on a crucifix. This spoon, rendered in a Byzantine style, was probably made in the 19th or 20th century.
provenance
Tycon and Smith, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
20th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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spoons
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Jesus Christ (IC XC)
med
Ivory or steatite
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
358
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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