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| Keywords: German - Diptych Leaf with the Crucifixion, and the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket - Walters 71250.jpg In the Crucifixion scene above the Virgin is pierced by a sword emerging from the side of Christ This is a German motif based on the Gospel of Luke that refers to her sufferings Below St Thomas Becket d 1170 archbishop of Canterbury is murdered by a group of knights as he kneels before the altar between 1350 1375 Medieval ivory cm 11 6 7 2 0 8 accession number 71 250 20633 Octave Homberg Paris by purchase Sale Hôtel Drouot Paris May 11-16 1908 no 486 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
