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Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory")
The collection record classifies this work as ivory. It is dated 950–1025. Recorded culture or place: Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period.
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- Museum title
- Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory")
- Date
- 950–1025
- Culture / origin
- Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
- Materials and technique
- ivory
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25.3 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1925.1293
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The Mother of God is seated on a lavishly carved, high-backed throne. Two angels hover above, drawing attention to the Christ child poised in her lap. Representations of the enthroned Virgin and Child have a long tradition in Byzantine art, stretching back as far as the 6th century. With one hand raised in blessing, the other holding a scroll, Christ is portrayed here as an emotionless and supernatural child, visualizing for the pious beholder the mystery of his incarnation.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of J. H. Wade · CC0
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