Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, 11th century, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Ivory, Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.8 x 0.8 cm), Ivories, This ivory likely decorated the cover of a Gospel book. The abbreviated Latin inscription refers to the opening lines of Mark’s Gospel: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.” The miniature church resembles surviving monuments in Cologne, one of the most important Ottonian artistic centers
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