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| Keywords: Byzantine - Crucifixion, Harrowing of Hell, Ascension, and Pentecost - Walters 71137.jpg The compositions of the Crucifixion and the Ascension on this piece are almost identical to those on Walters 71 244 and 71 294 but the style is late Byzantine Unusual details include the way the angels' legs turn outward while their bodies face inward toward the ascending Christ and the extraordinary floating half-length figure of Eve behind Adam in Hell The pierced holes show that the plaque was the center of a triptych There are some losses in the Crucifixion scene in the borders and in the lower right corner There is a vertical crack down the left side of the piece held together at the top and bottom by silver plates The ivory is brownish in color Later inscriptions in Greek have been added to the background century 14 Medieval ivory elephant cm 14 2 8 9 0 9 accession number 71 137 16123 Léon Gruel Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Cross References Dumbarton Oaks Washington 2011 place of origin Byzantine Empire Walters Art Museum license Byzantine ivory in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
