Ivory Pyx (Box)
Byzantium · 500s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Elaborately carved from a section of an elephant’s tusk, this ivory pyx (Greek for "box") depicts a number of New Testament scenes, namely the Annunciation, Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, Christ raising Lazarus, and Christ healing the blind man. It also depicts a Christian altar with chalices, possibly indicating the box’s use in a liturgical context.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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Details
- Maker
- Byzantium
- Date
- 500s
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Byzantium
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 105 Byzantine
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0