Plaque with Enthroned Virgin and Child, 850–875, Made in northern France, Carolingian, Ivory, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4

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Plaque with Enthroned Virgin and Child, 850–875, Made in northern France, Carolingian, Ivory, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Ivories, This carving showing the Virgin and the Infant Jesus reuses an ivory plaque that might have once served as a furniture mount. The plaque, originally carved in Egypt one hundred years earlier, depicts on its back a tree flanked by birds

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Size: 3060px × 4836px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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