Sujet

Head of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe.

Légende

Head of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Etching of a tau or T-shaped cross head, made in France in the mid 12th century, of walrus ivory inlaid with coloured pastes. It is carved on three sides with the signs of the Zodiac and various birds and animals. The shaft of the cross is missing. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_463

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,6Mo (2,3Mo) / 32,7cm x 48,7cm / 3867 x 5749 (300dpi)

Mots clés

arts découpage pays Français La France la science livre musée croix décoratif médiéval astrologie croix découpé endroit siècle littérature ivoire objet façonné pâte zodiaque objet façonné 19e siècle B W Âges Moyens dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector Tau Cross etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston Frederick Albert Slocombe Slocombe Frederick Albert