Tusk Fragment with the Ascension, 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability, Attributed to Egypt or Palestine, Ivory; carved, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Ivories and Bone, Ivory was so highly valued in Byzantium that emperors received it in tribute. Here, a fragment of a tusk, originally carved in the round, displays one of the most important Byzantine images, the Ascension of Christ into Heaven (Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:6-11)
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Tusk Fragment, Ascension, 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability, Attributed, Egypt, Palestine, Ivory, carved, H, 7 3/4, 19.7 cm, Ivories, Bone, highly valued, Byzantium, emperors received, tribute, fragment, tusk, originally carved, round, displays, important Byzantine images, Christ, Heaven, Luke 24, 50-53, Acts 1, 6-11
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