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Historical Archive: Ivory, 12th to mid-14th century


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Rosette Casket, wood/ivory/bone, Italo-Byzantine, 11th-12th c., Arezzo MS, which has its own page
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"Comb of St. Loup," 12th c. with poss. earlier comb; ivory, gold, silver gilt, gems; Sens CT TC.C'2
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"Comb of St. Loup," 12th c. with poss. earlier comb; ivory, gold, silver gilt, gems; Sens CT TC.C'2
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ivory? game piece with sphinx, western Europe 12th c., Hermitage
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Sainte Chasse, 12th c. Byzantine ivory, Sens CT 143, which has its own page
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deposition, ivory, 12th c. north Italy, inscription prob. 14th c., HildMus DS11. For other views see HildMus.
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Alexander casket, Byzantine ivory, prob. 12th c., poss. 6th or 9th c., Darmstadt Kg 54:215a-d, which has its own page
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Nativity ivory, Venice?, 12th/13th c.; on reliquary icon: frame silver gilt on wood, Constantinople 11th/12th c.; conversion to reliquary with horn 14th/15th-c. Germany. Louvre OA 11399. This work has its own page.
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Annunciation ivory, early 12th c., SMBByz 2787
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Ivory situla, 2nd quarter of 12th c. Rhineland, mounted in silver and gems as reliquary, 14th c., MRAH 2
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Ivory situla, 2nd quarter of 12th c. Rhineland, mounted in silver and gems as reliquary, 14th c., MRAH 2
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12 tribes Israel/12 apostles, ivory mid 12th c., left Cluny Cl. 23892, right loan fr. SMB Byz, which have their own page
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ivory game piece, Hercules and the Erymanthian boar?, Cologne c.1150, UMMA 1987/1.262. For other views see UMMA.
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walrus ivory cross, c.1150-60, Cloisters 63.12, which has its own page.
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ivory crozier head, St. Nicholas birth, refusal to nurse; c.1150-70, V&A 218-1865. For other views see V&A.
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Gunhild cross, walrus ivory, c.1150-75, NMD 9087, which has its own page
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David summons Solomon (right), Solomon on David's mule (III Kings 1:32-38), walrus ivory, Germany c.1170-80, V&A 275-1867
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Tree of Jesse, Bamberg? c.1200, Louvre
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crozier head with eagle of St. John, Italian 13th c., WAM 71.300
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crozier head with eagle of St. John, Italian 13th c., WAM 71.300
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St. Joseph appliqué, ivory and polychrome, late 13th c., MAHSD
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Ivory box with Arabic inscription in tuluth script, late 13th-early 14th c. Spain or Egypt, Sens CT TC.C'5
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Ivory box with Arabic inscription in tuluth script, late 13th-early 14th c. Spain or Egypt, Sens CT TC.C'5
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Ivory box with Arabic inscription in tuluth script, late 13th-early 14th c. Spain or Egypt, Sens CT TC.C'5
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Virgin and Child w. SS. Catherine and Agnes, and Crucifixion, ivory, 14th c. France, Sens CT TC.C'7
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Virgin and Child, ivory, 14th c., Sens CT TC.C'8
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Virgin and Child, ivory, 14th c., Sens CT TC.C'8
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knife handle with dice player, ivory, c.1300, MAHSD
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knife handle with dice player, ivory, c.1300, MAHSD
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ivory mirror case with chess game, Paris c.1300, V&A 803-1891. This work has its own page.
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Virgin and child trampling a monster, 1st quarter of 14th c. Paris, Louvre OA 11097
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ivory mirror case with courtly couples, Paris c.1300-30, KGM F 1337
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Passion of Christ, ivory, Paris, 1st half of 14th c., MAAB. This object has its own page.
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courting couple: Tristan and Iseult with Ogrin?, ivory mirror back, Paris c.1300-1350, Cluny Cl.383
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scenes of courtly love, ivory mirror back, Paris c.1300-1350, Cluny Cl.401
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mirror-back with courtly couple, 2nd quarter of 14th c. Paris, Louvre.
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Adoration Magi and Cucifixion, ivory diptych, France c.1325-1350, Cluny Cl.15330-15331