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Ravenna, Museo Arcivescovile, Cattedra di Massimiano
The throne of Archbishop Maximian is composed of twenty-two ivory panels framed by ivory bands with plant and animal motifs.
In the front St. John the Baptist and the four Evangelists are represented. The sides show biblical stories from the life of Joseph. In the back scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin are depicted.
It is possible that the origin of throne is from Constantinople.
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Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- New Testament
- Genesis: the story of Joseph
- evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
- ornament derived from plant forms
- ornament derived from animal forms
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- thrones
Medium
- Ivory
- ivory (material)
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- New Testament
- Genesis: the story of Joseph
- evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
- ornament derived from plant forms
- ornament derived from animal forms
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- thrones
Medium
- Ivory
- ivory (material)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Ravenna Diocese
Temporal
- 6th c. AD
Current location
- Museo e Cappella Arcivescovile
Identifier
- #2084
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:26:18.001Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z