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Book Cover with the Deposition from the Cross

1886, after original of ca.1150
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

8 1/4 in. x 4 5/8 in. (21 cm x 11.7 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1886.113
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Europe, England or Spain
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: Spanish or English (Herefordshire School)
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of a book cover with a scene of the Deposition, after the original in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Webb Collection, 3-1872; formerly known as South Kensington Museum. Description: taking Christ down from the Cross.

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  • Abrahamic religions - The group of religions comprising Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that trace their origin to the prophet Abraham.
  • Christian doctrinal concepts - Concepts related to the doctrine of Christianity.
  • Christianity
  • Christianity - Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
  • religions - Belief systems that encompass various personal and institutional relationships between human beings and what they regard as holy, sacred, or divine, usually but not always a deity, or a spiritual or occult force. Participation in a religion is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship, often including group activities and alliance with a leader. Elements of a religion or similar belief system include doctrine, ritual, defined parameters of morality, and a code of living, often seen as a means of achieving spiritual or material improvement.
  • Theology

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  • John Beckwith, Ivory Carvings in Early Medieval England 700-1200 Arts Council. London, England, 1974
    Page Number: 74, Figure Number: 49

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