Oliphant, 12th century, Made in Almalfi, Italy, South Italian, Ivory, metal mounts, Overall: 16 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (43 x 9 cm), Ivories, Decorated elephant tusks could be employed as drinking vessels, as horns to announce the hunt, or as symbols of feudal rights. In churches, some served as reliquary containers. As this example shows Christ as the Lamb of God, it probably was made for a Christian patron
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Oliphant, 12th century, Almalfi, Italy, South Italian, Ivory, metal mounts, Overall, 16 15/16 x 3 9/16, 43 9 cm, Ivories, Decorated elephant, tusks, employed, drinking vessels, horns, announce, hunt, symbols, feudal rights, churches, served, reliquary containers, example, Christ, Lamb, God, Christian patron
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