Panel with a Standing Figure of Christ

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late 11th–early 12th century · Ivory · Medieval Art

This plaque, which might have served as either an icon or a book cover, shows Christ holding a book with a Greek inscription, I am the door (John 10:9). The concept of Christ as the door of salvation was rare in both the Eastern and Western churches.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 11th–early 12th century

Medium

Ivory

Culture

South Italian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917