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Source Description
The nine scenes carved in relief on this ivory panel, from left to right and top to bottom, are: the Entry into Jerusalem, the Holy Trinity, represented as the three angels who appeared to Abraham (Gen. 18:1-15), the Annunciation, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, the Crucifixion,the Raising of Lazarus the Resurrection (the Harrowing of Hell, a composition in which Christ pulls Adam, Eve, and other souls out of Hell), the Transfiguration, and Pentacost.
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Document identity
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23107
label
Nine Biblical Scenes
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Source metadata
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23107
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normalized
title
Nine Biblical Scenes
description
The nine scenes carved in relief on this ivory panel, from left to right and top to bottom, are: the Entry into Jerusalem, the Holy Trinity, represented as the three angels who appeared to Abraham (Gen. 18:1-15), the Annunciation, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, the Crucifixion,the Raising of Lazarus the Resurrection (the Harrowing of Hell, a composition in which Christ pulls Adam, Eve, and other souls out of Hell), the Transfiguration, and Pentacost.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [in Constantinople]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
panels
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1
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1
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import
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cm
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6.1
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4.4
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (6.1 x 4.4 cm)
Source extras
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Russian
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House of Romanov
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ivory
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6214
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BYZ
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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