- Museum number
- 1856,0623.17
- Description
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Panel from a five-part diptych; ivory; rectangular; divided into three compartments containing representations of the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi; the figures are in relief with traces of red and blue colouring on the draperies, while those of the angel, together with his wings, show traces of gilding.
- Production date
- 800 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 168 millimetres
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Thickness: 6 millimetres
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Width: 64.50 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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The scenes are based on a Late Antique source (Lasko 1972, p. 30).
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Example of the Ada Group of related ivory sculptures identified by Goldschmidt 1914.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2019 15 May-9 Sept, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2017 28 Jun-08 Oct, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2017 1 Mar-31 May, National Museum of China, Beijing, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2016-2017 08 Sep-29 Jan, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2016 13 Feb-18 Jun, National Museum of Western Australia, Perth, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015-2016 20 Sep-11 Jan, Kobe City Museum, Kobe, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015 14 Jul–6 Sep, Kyushu National Museum, Dazaifu, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2015 18 Apr–28 Jun, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2014-2015 13 Dec-15 Mar, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2014 23 Apr-01 Aug, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
1995-1996 25 Oct-21 Jan, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire County Museum, We Three Kings
- Associated events
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Associated Event: Annunciation
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Associated Event: Nativity
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1856,0623.17
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 106 (Maskell Coll. no.)
