Center Panel of a Triptych with the Crucifixion and the Entombment, ca. 1100, Made in Amalfi, South Italian, Ivory, Overall: 8 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in. (22.5 x 10.4 x 1.4 cm), Ivories, Originally the central panel of a triptych, this ivory has a cavity below the Entombment scene that may indicate its function as a reliquary for pieces of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
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Center Panel, Triptych, Crucifixion, Entombment, ca, 1100, Amalfi, South Italian, Ivory, Overall, 8 7/8 x 4 1/8 9/16, 22.5 10.4 1.4 cm, Ivories, Originally, central panel, triptych, ivory, cavity, Entombment scene, indicate, function, reliquary, pieces, cross, Jesus, crucified
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