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Byzantine ivory Crucifixion from a triptych

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An image of Crucifixion. Centre panel of a triptych, on a sunk panel with plain narrow borders. Under a pierced canopy supported on two slender columns, Christ is crucified between the Virgin and St John. At the foot of the cross is the skull of Adam. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 11.8, cm, width, whole, 9.2, cm, weight, whole, 3 1/4, oz. Circa 900-1100. Production Place: Byzantium.

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Crucifixion. Centre panel of a triptych, on a sunk panel with plain narrow borders. Under a pierced canopy supported on two slender columns, Christ is crucified between the Virgin and St John. At the foot of the cross is the skull of Adam. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 11.8, cm, width, whole, 9.2, cm, weight, whole, 3 1/4, oz. Circa 900-1100. Production Place: Byzantium.

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  • Accession Number: M.16-1904
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1038 pixels
  • Image width: 803 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 657.86kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 27/1
  • Captured: 2013:01:18 12:19:19

Key words

10th Century 11th Century Bible biblical Byzantine Calvary carved Christ crucified crucifix crucifixion devotional Easter Eastern Orthodox Fitz_AA Golgotha ivory Jesus Mary Medieval mourners mourning New Testament passion Passion of Christ relief religion religious sculpture skull St John the Evangelist triptych Virgin Mary

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