Icon with the Koimesis
Unknown artist
Date: late 900s
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 13/16 x 7/16 in. (18.6 x 14.8 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Culture: Byzantine
Themes: Angels, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Virgin Mary
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
950 – 999
Largest dimension
1.1 cm
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