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Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
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Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree glass crystal and sapphire cabochons ivory on wood support, Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)
Rights: Public Domain
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan 1917
Title: Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
Description:
Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree glass crystal and sapphire cabochons ivory on wood support, Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting).
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