altar

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Object Type
Museum number: 1903,0514.7
Description: Panel; walrus ivory; rectangular; pierced at four corners with one remaining gilt-bronze rivet; in high relief, the Crucifixion; on either side of the Cross, Longinus and Stephaton; beyond them the Virgin and St John; one of two panels from a portable altar.
Cultures/periods: Ottonian; Salian
Production date: 1075 (circa)
Materials: walrus ivory; bronze; gold
Technique: carved; relief; gilded; riveted
Dimensions: Height: 132 millimetres; Width: 52 millimetres
Curator's comments: Part of 1903,0514.6
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: saint/martyr; crucifixion; cross
Associated names: Representation of: Jesus Christ; Representation of: St Longinus; Representation of: Stephaton; Representation of: Virgin Mary; Representation of: St John the Evangelist
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1903
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1903,0514.7

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