Ivory relief of Apostle
A figure of a man, an apostle or saint, in walrus ivory. The figure is carved in relief. It is bearded and standing. He is wearing classical dress and holding a scroll in the right hand. This figure is pierced with two holes for attachment. It was attached to the same object as MG 028 A but was carved by a different hand. German, Cologne.
Contributors
- German
Creator
- German
Subject
- http://vocab.getty.edu/entity/300020756
- Medieval (European)
- Reading culture (courtly)
- WikiProject: The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
- Apostle
- Middle Ages
Type of item
- IMAGE
- religious art
- religious art
Date
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Medium
- Ivory
- Walrus
- Ivory
- H 8.5 x W 2.7 x D 1.5
- walrus ivory
- Ivory
Contributors
- German
Creator
- German
Subject
- http://vocab.getty.edu/entity/300020756
- Medieval (European)
- Reading culture (courtly)
- WikiProject: The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
- Apostle
- Middle Ages
Type of item
- IMAGE
- religious art
- religious art
Date
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Medium
- Ivory
- Walrus
- Ivory
- H 8.5 x W 2.7 x D 1.5
- walrus ivory
- Ivory
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- c.1100 - c.1199
Temporal
- 12th century
- 12th century
- 11XX
- 12th century
Places
- http://sws.geonames.org/2921044/
Source
- https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/1630960e-d945-3475-ba6e-bb3f69e8ca8b/?s%3DMG+028+B&pos=1
Identifier
- #3x81md13k
Format
- image
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: newly digitised item
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-24T14:47:54.187Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-24T14:47:54.187Z