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Tusk Fragment with the Ascension of Christ

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Tusk Fragment with the Ascension of Christ

Object Name:
Oliphant
Date:
720–970 AD
Geography:
Egypt or Palestine
Medium:
Ivory; carved
Dimensions:
H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification:
Ivories and Bone
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:
17.190.46

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  • Provenance

    J. Pierpont Morgan, New York (until d. 1913; his estate 1913–17)

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