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Plaque with the Crucifixion

ca. 1060–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
This plaque probably served as the central panel of a triptych icon.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plaque with the Crucifixion
  • Date: ca. 1060–70
  • Geography: Made in Amalfi, Italy
  • Culture: South Italian
  • Medium: Elephant ivory
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. (12.9 x 8.6 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Elephant
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.37
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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