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This miniature ivory with the Virgin and Saint John on either side of the cross and personifications of the sun and moon above is probably from a book cover or reliquary. It closely corresponds to monumental crucifixes carved about the year 1000.
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Title: Ivory Plaque with the Crucifixion
Date: ca. 1000
Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany
Culture: Ottonian
Medium: Elephant ivory with gilding
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (4.1 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.190.495a
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