Portable Triptych with Saints, Bishop or Metropolitan, and Angels
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Portable Triptych with Saints, Bishop or Metropolitan, and Angels
1858, after original of 14th century
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State:
Reproduction
2 5/8 in. x 3 13/16 in. (6.7 cm x 9.7 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
1858.111
Acquisition Date:
1908
Geography:
Asia, Russia
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality:
Russian
Collection:
Fictile Ivories
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