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Source Description
Originally a wing of a triptych, this piece would have been mirrored by 71.161. The wings were made to overlap when closed. This panel depicts three saints: a biship saint at the top, identifiable by the crosses on his maphorion, and two unidentified deacon saints below. The back of the panel is carved with a cross. The style of this wing and its pair is related to the Triptych Group and there are holes on each wing for attachment to the central panel.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
37927
label
Triptych Leaf with Three Saints and Cross on the Back
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37927
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Triptych Leaf with Three Saints and Cross on the Back
description
Originally a wing of a triptych, this piece would have been mirrored by 71.161. The wings were made to overlap when closed. This panel depicts three saints: a biship saint at the top, identifiable by the crosses on his maphorion, and two unidentified deacon saints below. The back of the panel is carved with a cross. The style of this wing and its pair is related to the Triptych Group and there are holes on each wing for attachment to the central panel.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
triptychs
icons
leaves (object components)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
3.6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (8 x 3.6 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ivory
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
246
2752
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c95cec2a5c57474b