File:Clevelandart 1924.747.jpg
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[edit]Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve
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| Title |
Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve |
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| Object type |
ivory carving / item of collection or exhibition  |
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| Description |
Scenes from the Old Testament stories of Adam and Eve and their children, Cain and Abel, decorate this box, which may have been made to contain jewelry or small valuables. On its lid two plaques depict the creation of Adam and the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib. Two further plaques depict Cain slaying Abel: Cain throws a stone in the direction of Abel, who is hit by stones in the hip, chest, and head. |
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| Date | 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Ivory, wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 14.3 x 46.7 x 20.3 cm (5 5/8 x 18 3/8 x 8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1924.747 |
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| Place of creation | Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th-12th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of W. G. Mather, F. F. Prentiss, John L. Severance, J. H. Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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