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Barberini Diptych,showing the triumph of an Emperor,probably Justinian (482-565). Ivory from Constantinople,1st half 6th. 24,2 x 26,8 cm OA 9063
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Barberini Diptych,showing the triumph of an Emperor,probably Justinian (4...

Comb, with Samson or David killing the lion. From Metz,third quarter 9th.
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Comb, with Samson or David killing the lion. From Metz,third quarter...

The prophet Joel. Ivory tablet from Syria or Palestine, 7th or 8th CE AC 864
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The prophet Joel. Ivory tablet from Syria...

So-called "Earthly Paradise" ivory plaque,from the court of French King Charles le Chauve.The persons, animals and monsters illustrate Isidore de Suille's "Etymologies".They are carved on the reverse side of the Diptyche of Consul Aerobindus (5th).870-75.OA 9064
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So-called "Earthly Paradise" ivory plaque,from the court of French King Cha...

Fragment of a polyptych of originally five panels: Annunciation, Drinking the "Bitter Water"(an ordeal over Mary's virginity) and the Flight to Egypt. From the Eastern Mediterranean,second half 6th Polychrome ivory, OA 11149
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Fragment of a polyptych of originally five panels: Annunciation, Drinking...

Bookcovers for the Psalter of Dagulf,made for Pope Adrian (died 795) in the palace workshops of Emperor Charlemagne. Left:King David orders the psalms to be written down;he sings.Right:Saint Jerome receives the Pope's orders to edit the psalms.
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Bookcovers for the Psalter of Dagulf,made for Pope Adrian (died 795) in the...

Ivory diptych:Circenses - Fights in a circus: Men against bears,bear against bear,bear against serpent. A royal or imperial personage in his box. Painted ivory,around 400. OA 9062
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Ivory diptych:Circenses - Fights in a circus: Men against bears,bear again...

Ivory plaque:Cain and Abel sacrificing; Cain kills Abel.From the cathedral of Salerno,Italy,around 1084,when the cathedral,founded by Robert Guiscard, was consecrated.Perhaps part of an ambo or a predella. OA 4052
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Ivory plaque:Cain and Abel sacrificing; Cain kills Abel.From the cathedral...

A game of chess,ivory sheath of a mirror,around 1300. OA 117
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A game of chess,ivory sheath of a mirror,around 1300. OA 117

Group of small figures:coronation of the Virgin. Paris,third quarter 13th. H:15cm Polychrome ivory. OA 58-3921-3922
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Group of small figures:coronation of the Virgin. Paris,third quarter 13t...

Antique patera (flat dish for the Host), serpentine, 1st BCE - 1st CE,from Alexandria. Mounting Carolingian, from the court of Charles le Chauve 2nd half 9th. Serpentine, precious stones, glass-paste. From the treasury of the Abbey of St.Denis. MR 415
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Antique patera (flat dish for the Host), serpentine, 1st BCE - 1st CE,from Alex...

"Armilla", a bracelet to be worn below the shoulder, showing Christ's resurrection and two angels.From the tomb of Prince Andreas Bogolubski (died 1174), in the Cathedral of Vladimir;a present by Emperor Barbarossa. Around 1170. Gilded copper, cloisonnee, 11,3 x 14,7 cm
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"Armilla", a bracelet to be worn below the shoulder, showing Christ's resurre...