Icon with the Crucifixion mid-10th century Byzantine A masterpiece in the corpus of Byzantine ivory icons, this small representation of the Crucifixion is the only surviving portion of a triptych whose wings are now missing. It was probably used as a personal devotional object in a private setting. The entire scene is represented taking place beneath a baldachin supported by columns carved á jour. The upper left and right corners contain stylized palmettes, a detail sometimes seen in an analogous position in manuscript illustrations. Christ is represented slumped in death, nude except for a perizoma, or loincloth. Underneath the foot support are three Roman soldiers who are playing dice for Christ's seamless robe (John 19:23-24). At the bottom of the composition, Christ's cross pierces the belly of a reclining, bearded male figure representing Hades, ruler of the Underworld, abode of the dead in classical mythology. This is a unique detail that visually proclaims Christ's triumph over

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Icon with the Crucifixion mid-10th century Byzantine A masterpiece in the corpus of Byzantine ivory icons, this small representation of the Crucifixion is the only surviving portion of a triptych whose wings are now missing. It was probably used as a personal devotional object in a private setting. The entire scene is represented taking place beneath a baldachin supported by columns carved á jour. The upper left and right corners contain stylized palmettes, a detail sometimes seen in an analogous position in manuscript illustrations. Christ is represented slumped in death, nude except for a perizoma, or loincloth. Underneath the foot support are three Roman soldiers who are playing dice for Christ's seamless robe (John 19:23-24). At the bottom of the composition, Christ's cross pierces the belly of a reclining, bearded male figure representing Hades, ruler of the Underworld, abode of the dead in classical mythology. This is a unique detail that visually proclaims Christ's triumph over

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