Tusk Fragment with the Ascension, 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability

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Tusk Fragment with the Ascension, 720–970 Radiocarbon date, 95% probability, Attributed to Egypt or Palestine, Ivory; carved, H. 7 3/4 in. ( 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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Size: 3767px × 5030px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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