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Source Description

This panel is part of a series of openwork carvings with scenes from the life of Christ. The panels, suggesting to be fragments of a late medieval ivory casket, have been identified as 19th-century forgeries.

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Document identity
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3750
label
Scenes of Flight into Egypt, Presentation in the Temple, Christ among the Doctors, and Baptism of Christ
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object
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2
Source metadata
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3750
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object
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normalized
title
Scenes of Flight into Egypt, Presentation in the Temple, Christ among the Doctors, and Baptism of Christ
description
This panel is part of a series of openwork carvings with scenes from the life of Christ. The panels, suggesting to be fragments of a late medieval ivory casket, have been identified as 19th-century forgeries.
date
19th century
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CC0
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en
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casket
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2
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2
source
import
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cm
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5.5
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15.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (5.5 x 15.6 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
39706
24600
14745
38571
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ivory
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none
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none
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2064
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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6075231800386b77
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