Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, 1000 (ivory); before 1085 (setting), Made in Constantinople (Ivory); Made in Jaca, Spain (Setting), Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting), Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, and sapphire cabochons, ivory on wood support, Overall: 10 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 in. (26.4 x 21.9 x 2.5 cm), Ivories, Byzantine ivories were highly prized in western Europe, where they survived in church treasuries or were incorporated into deluxe book bindings. The ivory from the panel on the left originally formed the center of a Byzantine three-paneled icon
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Book Cover, Byzantine Icon, Crucifixion, 1000, ivory, 1085, setting, Constantinople, Ivory, Jaca, Spain, Setting, Byzantine, Spanish, Silver-gilt, pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, sapphire cabochons, wood support, Overall, 10 3/8 x 8 5/8 1, 26.4 21.9 2.5 cm, Ivories, ivories, highly prized, western Europe, survived, church treasuries, incorporated, deluxe book, bindings, panel, left originally, formed, center, three-paneled, icon
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