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Whalebone plaque, Viking, 9th century. Whalebone plaque decorated with a pair of openwork horses' heads at the top and incised with ring-and-dot and geometric designs. It is thought that these plaques were used as boards for smoothing folds and seams in linen clothing with the aid of bun-shaped glass smoothers. This example is from a barrow burial at Lilleberge, Namdalen, Norway. Whales were hunted for their skins, meat and whalebone; they also sometimes stranded themselves or were washed ashore where their carcasses could be cut up. M&ME, 1891,10-21,67
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Whalebone plaque, Viking, 9th century. Whalebone plaque decorated with a pair of...

The multiplication of loaves and fish Workshop crafting for Otto I around 968 Ivory; 12,20cm x 12cm OA 6310
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The multiplication of loaves and fish Workshop crafting for Otto I around 968...

Tric-Trac pawn: Samson with foxes Second half of the 12th century; Cologne Ivory painted red OA 10003
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Tric-Trac pawn: Samson with foxes Second half of the 12th century; Cologne Ivo...

Tric-Trac pawn: Combat of fantastic creatures End of the 12th century; Cologne Walrus ivory; diameter: 4,70cm MRR 427
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Tric-Trac pawn: Combat of fantastic creatures End of the 12th century; Cologne...

Tric-Trac pawn: person wearing a mitre riding an ocean monster End of 12th century; Norway ?, Cologne ? Walrus ivory MRR 428
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Tric-Trac pawn: person wearing a mitre riding an ocean monster End of 12th cent...

Frankish casket made of whalebone with Anglo-Saxon runic inscription.
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Frankish casket made of whalebone with Anglo-Saxon runic inscription.

Lombard marble relief with dragons from sarcophagus of Abbess Theodata, from monastery of Santa Maria della Pusterola, Pavia. Around 735 A.D. see also 30-01-10/1 and 30-01-01/57
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Lombard marble relief with dragons from sarcophagus of Abbess Theodata, from mon...

Lombard marble with decorative figure of a griffin surrounded by birds and leaves; from the period of Patriarch Manentius ; 8th century CE; Bacilica Aquileia, Italy.
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Lombard marble with decorative figure of a griffin surrounded by birds and leave...

Seal of Henry II Plantagenet (1139-1189). Reverse side,cast.
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Seal of Henry II Plantagenet (1139-1189). Reverse side,cast.

Coronation mantle of Norman King Roger II of Sicily, embroidery, silk and pearls, Royal workshop, Palermo, Italy. Tree of life in the center, lions killing camels on either side. Kufic inscription around the border, giving the Hegira date 528 (1133-1134}, Inv. XIII 14 See 30-01-02/15-18
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Coronation mantle of Norman King Roger II of Sicily, embroidery, silk and pearl...

Lion's head from the centerpiece of the coronation mantle of Norman King Roger II of Sicily, 1133-1134. Royal workshop, Palermo, Italy. See 30-01-02/15-18 Inv. XIII 14
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Lion's head from the centerpiece of the coronation mantle of Norman King Ro...

Tree of Life and a lion killing a camel, detail of the centerpiece of the coronation mantle of Norman King Roger II of Sicily. The kufic inscription gives the Hegira date 528 {1133-1134) See 30-01-02/15-18 Royal workshop, Palermo, Italy. 1133-1134 Inv. XIII 14
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Tree of Life and a lion killing a camel, detail of the centerpiece of the corona...