File:Clevelandart 1927.29.jpg
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Summary
Portable Altar
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| Title |
Portable Altar |
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| Description |
The principal decoration of this portable altar is carved of walrus ivory. On the long sides are traditional figures of standing apostles. On the short sides are the seated Virgin with the Magi, and Christ the Judge between the symbols of the Evangelists. The commercial ties between the Rhineland and the Norse peninsula made walrus ivory easily available to the city of Cologne, one of the most important artistic centers in medieval Germany. |
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| Date | 1195 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Walrus ivory, gilded copper, porphyry, champlevé enamel, wood core | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 13.1 x 26.9 x 16.9 cm (5 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1927.29 |
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| Place of creation | Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 19:34, 21 January 2019 | | 3,400 × 2,546 (1.23 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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