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Ciborium, six 12th century columns and capitals of black and white marble. Left aisle of St. Mark's Basilica.
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Ciborium, six 12th century columns and capitals of black and white marble....

The high altar of St. Mark's Basilica with the tomb of Saint Mark. The tabernacle rests on four syriac columns of oriental alabaster, carved with scenes from the lives of Christ and Saint Mary.
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The high altar of St. Mark's Basilica with the tomb of Saint Mark. The taber...

One of the carved alabaster columns from the tabernacle of the high altar in St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, showing scenes of the life of Christ. Details: Crucifixion, Christ lamb, entry into Jerusalem.
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One of the carved alabaster columns from the tabernacle of the high altar in St...

Tomb of Bohemund,a Norman prince who died in Antiochia during the First Crusade (1111).
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Tomb of Bohemund,a Norman prince who died in Antiochia during the Fir...

Facade of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor, of 1166, is a compendium of medieval knowledge and mythological lore. For mosaic see also 40-11-24/36-46
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Facade of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built und...

Diptych of Areobindus, Constantinople, 506 CE. Ivory, H: 34 cm OA 9525
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Diptych of Areobindus, Constantinople, 506 CE. Ivory, H: 34 cm OA 9525

Pixys, showing Christ and the Samaritan woman; Christ miracles, second half 6th. From the church of Lavoute- Chilhac, Haute Loire. Mounting: Central France, 15th. Ivory, H: 33 cm including mounting. OA 5524 A
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Pixys, showing Christ and the Samaritan woman; Christ miracles, second half 6th....

Lower plate of a diptych: Annunciation Virgin Mary; trial of the bitter water; Flight to Egypt. From the eastern Mediterranean; late 6th century. Traces of incrustation and gilding. Ivory, H: 7,1 cm
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Lower plate of a diptych: Annunciation Virgin Mary; trial of the bitter water; F...

Panel of a diptych from Areobindus, "Paradise on earth". Constantinople 506, later court of King Charles le Chauve, around 870. Ivory, H: 34 cm OA 9064
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Panel of a diptych from Areobindus, "Paradise on earth". Constantinople 506, la...

Case with mythological scenes, second half 10th. From Constantinople. Bone, traces of polychrome painting, H: 16,5 cm, L: 26,5 cm. OA 7503
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Case with mythological scenes, second half 10th. From Constantinople. Bone, tr...

Liturgical comb, with birds, 11th century. Ivory with traces of polychrome painting, H: 8 cm. AC 866
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Liturgical comb, with birds, 11th century. Ivory with traces of polychrome pain...

Adoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel of the Adoration of Christ. The Virgin Mary, shown with wide staring eyes and larger in scale than the other figures, holds the Christ child in her lap as he makes the gesture of blessing. Beside the Virgin are an angel holding a cross-staff and the three Magi dressed in Oriental costume - tight trousers, short tunics and Phrygian caps. They present their gifts as sacred offerings with veiled hands. A narrow panel at the bottom depicts the Nativity; the Virgin reclines on a mattress; on the right the child bound in swaddling clothes appears in a masonry manger with the ox, ass and star of Bethlehem. The woman kneeling represents the midwife Salome, a character from the apocryphal (unofficial) gospels. The formal style and symmetry of the Adoration scene on this ivory may derive from the lost mosaics of the Church M&ME, 1904,7-2,1
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Adoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel...