EARLY MEDIEVAL ART (EUROPE)
- Plaque with Saint John the Evangelist
Date: early 9th century
Geography: Made in Aachen, Germany
Culture: Carolingian
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/4 in. (18.3 x 9.4 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1977
Accession Number: 1977.421
On view in Gallery 014
Plaque with the Virgin Mary as a Personification of the Church
Date: ca. 800–825 Medium: Ivory Accession Number: 17.190.49 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Sword
10th century
Culture: European, probably Scandinavia
Medium: Steel, copper, silver, niello Dimensions: L. 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g) Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955 Accession Number: 55.46.1
Plaque with Christ Receiving Magdeburg Cathedral from Emperor Otto I
Date: ca. 962–968
Geography: Made in Milan (?)
Culture: Ottonian
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 7/16 x 5/16in. (13 x 11.3 x 0.8cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number: 41.100.157
On view in Gallery 304
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