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oliphant

Oliphant. Culture: South Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 16 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (43 x 9 cm). Date: 12th century. Decorated elephant tusks could be employed as drinking vessels, as horns to announce the hunt, or as symbols of feudal rights. In churches, some served as reliquary containers. As this example shows Christ as the Lamb of God, it probably was made for a Christian patron.
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Title: oliphant
Caption: Oliphant. Culture: South Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 16 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (43 x 9 cm). Date: 12th century. Decorated elephant tusks could be employed as drinking vessels, as horns to announce the hunt, or as symbols of feudal rights. In churches, some served as reliquary containers. As this example shows Christ as the Lamb of God, it probably was made for a Christian patron.
Technique/material: Ivory, metal mounts
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location: Made in Almalfi, Italy
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4322 × 3242 px | 40.1 MB
Print size: 36.6 × 27.4 cm | 1701.6 × 1276.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: IVORIES • IVORY, METAL MOUNTS • MADE IN ALMALFI, ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA