Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles 850-875 Carolingian These carvingsone showing the Virgin and the Infant Jesus, the other showing Christ flanked by Saints Peter and Paulreuse ivory plaques that might have once served as furniture mounts. The plaques, originally carved in Egypt one hundred years earlier, depict on their backs a tree flanked by birds and Hercules capturing the Golden Stag of Artemis. The recarving of pagan ivories with Christian subjects, probably to adorn a Gospel book, occurred in a workshop associated with the emperor Charles the Bald (r. 840-77), the grandson of Charlemagne. The reuse of ancient ivory plaques, not unusual in the 800s, was due to the rarity of African elephant ivory in Europe.. Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles 464395 Carolingian, Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles, 850?875, Ivory, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in. (14.5 x 8.8 x 0.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan,

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Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles 850-875 Carolingian These carvingsone showing the Virgin and the Infant Jesus, the other showing Christ flanked by Saints Peter and Paulreuse ivory plaques that might have once served as furniture mounts. The plaques, originally carved in Egypt one hundred years earlier, depict on their backs a tree flanked by birds and Hercules capturing the Golden Stag of Artemis. The recarving of pagan ivories with Christian subjects, probably to adorn a Gospel book, occurred in a workshop associated with the emperor Charles the Bald (r. 840-77), the grandson of Charlemagne. The reuse of ancient ivory plaques, not unusual in the 800s, was due to the rarity of African elephant ivory in Europe.. Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles 464395 Carolingian, Plaque with Christ enthroned with two Apostles, 850?875, Ivory, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in. (14.5 x 8.8 x 0.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan,

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