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| Keywords: Byzantine - Crucifixion - Walters 7165.jpg An elaborate halo surrounds the head of Christ who is flanked by the Virgin and St John Small representations of the sun and moon above the cross symbolize the cosmic importance of the Crucifixion Compare this panel with other similar ivories e g WAM 71 113 and 71 244 and note the subtle differences in the way each artist treats the same subject century 10 11 Medieval ivory cm 13 5 10 0 5 accession number 71 65 28247 Godard Desmarais Paris by purchase Henry Daguerre Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey 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 | ||||
