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Title:Scenes from the Life of Christ on Italo-Byzantine Ivory Plaque (Top Left)
Notes:Top left section of the life of Christ depicted on an Italo-Byzantine (Venetian?) ivory plaque, showing Gabriel announcing the birth of Jesus to Mary
Date:ca. 1000
Building:Victoria and Albert Museum
Material:Ivory
City/Town:London
Country:United Kingdom
Scripture:Luke 1:26-38
Person as Subject:Mary, the mother of Jesus (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:BAdvt04
General Subject:Annunciation to Mary
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Venice -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:73A5
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Copyright Source:Prof. Patout J. Burns
Copyright Permission:Permission for non-commercial use with the attribution
Attribution:Scenes from the Life of Christ on Italo-Byzantine Ivory Plaque (Top Left), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=31758 [retrieved June 9, 2023]. Original source: Prof. Patout J. Burns.
Record Number:31758 Last Updated: 2022-07-07 15:39:30 Record Created: 2003-08-22 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition