Gothic ivory, Crucifixion and Martyrdom of Thomas a Becket

An image of Sculpture / Diptych. Crucifixion and Martyrdom of Thomas à Becket. Right wing of a diptych, ivory carved in relief. The subjects are in two zones under architectural canopies. Above: Crucifixion between Virgin and St John - two women support the Virgin and two Jews stand behind St John. Below: The Murder of Becket, by three knights, opposed by a cross-bearer. Ivory, carved in relief, height, whole, 11.3 cm, width, whole, 7.1 cm, depth, whole, 0.9 cm, circa 1300-1370. Gothic. Medieval. French.

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Sculpture / Diptych. Crucifixion and Martyrdom of Thomas à Becket. Right wing of a diptych, ivory carved in relief. The subjects are in two zones under architectural canopies. Above: Crucifixion between Virgin and St John - two women support the Virgin and two Jews stand behind St John. Below: The Murder of Becket, by three knights, opposed by a cross-bearer. Ivory, carved in relief, height, whole, 11.3 cm, width, whole, 7.1 cm, depth, whole, 0.9 cm, circa 1300-1370. Gothic. Medieval. French.

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Accession Number: M.22-1904
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 710 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 702.00kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:01:22 14:45:17

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