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Casket Plaque, 900–1000, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, traces of polychromy, a: 2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, These panels are from a casket that illustrated Joshua’s conquest of the Promised Land and carry paraphrasings of texts from the Book of Joshua. The first narrative panel, designed to fit a lock plate, shows the capture of the city of Ai and is inscribed, “And Joshua stretched out his hand toward the city and they rose up quickly and they slew all” (Joshua 8:18–19).

Casket Plaque, 900–1000, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, traces of polychromy, a: 2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, These panels are from a casket that illustrated Joshua’s conquest of the Promised Land and carry paraphrasings of texts from the Book of Joshua. The first narrative panel, designed to fit a lock plate, shows the capture of the city of Ai and is inscribed, “And Joshua stretched out his hand toward the city and they rose up quickly and they slew all” (Joshua 8:18–19).
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Casket Plaque, 900–1000, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, traces of polychromy, a: 2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, These panels are from a casket that illustrated Joshua’s conquest of the Promised Land and carry paraphrasings of texts from the Book of Joshua. The first narrative panel, designed to fit a lock plate, shows the capture of the city of Ai and is inscribed, “And Joshua stretched out his hand toward the city and they rose up quickly and they slew all” (Joshua 8:18–19)
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3914 x 2911 px | 32.6 MB
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33.1 x 24.6 cm | 13.0 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)
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