The Apostles Andreas and Peter
mid-10th or 11th c. | Kaiserliche Hofwerkstatt für Kaiser Konstantin VII.
Byzantine ivory carving reached its zenith around the middle of the 10th century. The intercession inscribed on the panel depicting two apostles documents its connection to a Byzantine Emperor named Constantine. Soft soapstone (steatite) was also used from this period for small icons and pendants. The “Koimesis” relief is among the oldest extant works executed in this technique.
Byzantine ivory carving reached its zenith around the middle of the 10th century. The intercession inscribed on the panel depicting two apostles documents its connection to a Byzantine Emperor named Constantine. Soft soapstone (steatite) was also used from this period for small icons and pendants. The “Koimesis” relief is among the oldest extant works executed in this technique.
Artist:
Kaiserliche Hofwerkstatt für Kaiser Konstantin VII. (912 - 959)
Time:
mid-10th or 11th c.
Object Name
relief; ivory carving
Culture
Constantinople
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
24,6 cm × 13,5 cm × 1,5 cm
Inscribed
griech. Inschrift in Übersetzung: "Ihr leiblichen Brüder, Verkünder des göttlichen Mysteriums, erwirkt dem Herrscher Konstantinos Vergebung der Sünden."
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8136
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