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Title:
Ivory Plaque with Christ Crowning Emperor Romanus II and Empress Eudokia (Bertha of Provence)
Creator:
Description:
Christ stands between Emperor Romanus II (r. 959-963) and Empress Eudokia, who previously used the name Bertha of Provence. Both wear imperial costume. Christ places a hand on each ruler's crowned head, either as a sign of blessing or an act of coronation. While the object currently is dated to the 10th century, some scholars have made a case for an 11th-century dating.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Gnu Free Documentation License
Subject
(See Also)
:
Byzantium
Emperors
Empresses
Eudokia, Wife of Emperor Romanos II
Portraits
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
10
Date:
Related Work:
Ivory plaque of Emperor Otto II and Empress Theophanu influenced by this Byzantine work:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_II_and_Theophanu.png?uselang=de
Current Location:
Paris, Bibliotheque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Sculptures
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Ivory; Plaques
Donor:
Height/Width/Length(cm):
24.6 cm//
Inscription:
Related Resources:
Bibliography concerning dating of object: Ioli Kalavrezou-Maxeiner, "Eudokia Makrembolitissa and the Romanos Ivory," Dumbarton Oaks Papers 31 (1977): 305-325; Anthony Cutler, "The Date and Significance of the Romanos Ivory" in Byzantine East, Latin West: