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Tusk Fragment with Christ Enthroned

810–1010
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 302
The close similarity of this fragment to the image of Christ with angels on the Ascension ivory (17.190.46) suggests that ivory carvers carved the same image for more than one patron.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tusk Fragment with Christ Enthroned
  • Date: 810–1010
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt
  • Medium: Ivory; carved
  • Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
    W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
    D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
    Max. Th. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories and Bone
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.48
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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