Byzantine ivory Crucifixion from a triptych

An image of Crucifixion. Centre panel of a triptych, on a sunk panel with plain narrow borders. Under a pierced canopy supported on two slender columns, Christ is crucified between the Virgin and St John. At the foot of the cross is the skull of Adam. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 11.8, cm, width, whole, 9.2, cm, weight, whole, 3 1/4, oz. Circa 900-1100. Production Place: Byzantium.

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Crucifixion. Centre panel of a triptych, on a sunk panel with plain narrow borders. Under a pierced canopy supported on two slender columns, Christ is crucified between the Virgin and St John. At the foot of the cross is the skull of Adam. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 11.8, cm, width, whole, 9.2, cm, weight, whole, 3 1/4, oz. Circa 900-1100. Production Place: Byzantium.

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Accession Number: M.16-1904
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1038 pixels
Image width: 803 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 657.86kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2013:01:18 12:19:19

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