Medieval and later ivory carvings and small sculpture
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  alternate name: Small sculpture, Medieval--Catalogs
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  alternate name: Sculpture, Renaissance
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  alternate name: Sculpture, Medieval--Catalogs
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  alternate name: Sculpture, Renaissance--Catalogs
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  alternate name: Ivories, Medieval--Catalogs
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  alternate name: Sculpture, Medieval
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  alternate name: Wyvern collection
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126538
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127177
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129307
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129610
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320131088
abstract: This volume, the second catalogue of the Wyvern Collection, celebrates an outstanding group of medieval ivory carvings and small sculpture, the finest assemblage of its kind in private hands. The book has pieces from every period of the Middle Ages, including rare examples from the Early Christian era; spectacular panels from the workshops of tenth-century Constantinople; objects produced by the celebrated carvers active in south Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; and several important pieces from the Romanesque period. At the heart of the collection is an outstanding group of Gothic ivories whose highlights include one of the most important secular medieval ivories discovered in recent years. The collection also features a number of small amber, hardstone, jet, wood and mother-of-pearl carvings. In addition to their virtuoso craftsmanship, many of these objects have illustrious histories as part of famous aristocratic or ecclesiastical collections. This is a precious opportunity to study these miniature masterpieces.
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310123346
language: eng
name: The Wyvern Collection
temporal coverage: 000-1700
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301299955

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property ID: NL-AmRIJ
value: 299955