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Portable Altar and Two Side Panels

Unknown maker
Medium
Elephant ivory, shell gold, wood box, stone inset on lid
Dimensions
Overall (a-box, b-lid): 3 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (9.1 x 29.5 x 13.4 cm) c only: 2 1/16 x 10 7/16 x 1/2 in. (5.2 x 26.5 x 1.3 cm) d only: 2 1/8 x 10 5/16 x 7/16 in. (5.4 x 26.2 x 1.1 cm)
Culture
European
Department
Medieval Art
Classification
Ivories-Elephant
Dated
9th–12th century and/or later
Pixels
3004 × 1684
SHA-256
9af844332718041e…
Record
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Portable Altar and Two Side Panels. 9th–12th century and/or later. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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