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Triptych

Date1000 - 1099

MediumBone

DimensionsObject/Work: 155 x 65 x 8 mm

ClassificationsArtworks/Commemorations/Photographs

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Object numberC04140

DescriptionWing of a triptych made of camel bone from the Graeco-Italian School. The reverse is carved with a cross and a classical bead pattern down one edge. The obverse depicts three figures representing the Trinity: the top figure is a bearded man giving benediction; the middle figure is a bearded bishop wearing orthodox church robes (or a maphorion) with crosses on, giving benediction; the lower figure is in Byzantine civil dress and is beardless.

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