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Cross Back with Scenes from Life of Christ

1858, after original of 15th - 16th century (?)
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

7 15/16 in. x 5 11/16 in. (20.2 cm x 14.5 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1858.122
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Asia, Russia
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: Russian
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of the back of a cross with Festal scenes including the Annunciation, Transfiguration, Nativity, Raising of Lazarus, Baptism, and Presentation at the Temple, figures of Evangelists and kings ot saints, and an image of the cross after an original of unknown present location; formerly in the private collection of Windus, Esq. Description: Annunciation, Transfiguration, Nativity, Raising of Lazarus, Presentation at Temple, Baptism; along sides are pictured four figures, possibly Evangelists, along with two others who might be Kings or Saints, an image of the Cross, and an image of two men in front of a building.

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  • Abrahamic religions - The group of religions comprising Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that trace their origin to the prophet Abraham.
  • 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.

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