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Plaque with Doubting Thomas

Date:
ca. 1140–60
Geography:
Made in Cologne, Germany
Culture:
German
Medium:
Walrus ivory
Dimensions:
Overall (with mount): 8 3/8 x 7 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (21.2 x 19.2 x 2.9 cm) Overall (without mount): 8 3/8 x 7 9/16 x 3/8 in. (21.2 x 19.2 x 0.9 cm)
Classification:
Ivories
Credit Line:
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number:
41.100.202

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 304

  • Description

    Presented here are scenes from Gospel accounts of Jesus’ meetings with his
    followers after the Resurrection. Each plaque is composed of multiple pieces of
    walrus ivory carved in high relief. These plaques, along with others in Cologne,
    London, and Berlin, decorated the front of an altar or pulpit. They were originally
    set into a wood or metal framework and painted.

  • Provenance

    Count Grégoire Stroganoff (d. 1910), Rome; Private Collection, England; George and Florence Blumenthal, Paris and New York (by 1913-1941)

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