Title
Plaque from a Portable Altar: Christ and the Apostles, 1050-1100. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Plaque from a Portable Altar: Christ and the Apostles, 1050-1100. These intricately carved ivory panels once decorated the sides of a portable altar. Three of the plaques, those depicting Christ in Majesty and his apostles, were the first major acquisition of William M. Milliken, the museum's first curator of decorative arts and later director (1930-1958). As Milliken later recalled, the pieces "were immensely intriguing, monumental in scale, even if tiny in size, the Christ in the mandorla could have been enlarged and would have graced the tympanum of a great cathedral."
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F99_245
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License type
Rights managed
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38,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 20,3in x 7,3in / 6100 x 2176 (300dpi)