South Italian Ivory Plaque with the Crucifixion in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Plaque with the Crucifixion

Date: ca. 1060–70

Geography: Made in, Amalfi, Italy

Culture: South Italian

Medium: Ivory

Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. (12.9 x 8.6 x 1 cm)

Classification: Ivories

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.190.37


Description:

This plaque probably served as the central panel of a triptych icon.


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