4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Anglo-Saxon ivory relief of the Virgin and Child enthroned; below, two angels act as supprters while two more above (fragmentary) offer caskets; a serpent cowers at the Virgin's feet; three-dimensional example of the Winchester style; may have been used as a book cover
Image Details
Date
Anglo-Saxon
Accession Number
AN1978.332
Material
ivory (walrus)
image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford