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Date : approx. between 940 and 960
Material : Ivory
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship
Vitrine : V02
Area related
Constantinople (Turkey)
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In the Deesis Christ appears in glory between the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. Traditionally the first witnesses to Christ's divinity, the Virgin and Saint John came to be seen as intercessors with Christ on behalf of humanity. This plaque was probably the central panel of a triptych. Later, in Western Europe, the panel may have been used as a cover for a Gospel book.
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