Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion

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Title: Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion
Date Created: 1000 (ivory); before 1085 (setting)
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 in. (26.4 x 21.9 x 2.5 cm)
Type: Book cover plaque
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464015
Medium: Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, and sapphire cabochons, ivory on wood support
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)

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