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Pyx with the Women at Christ's Tomb. Two women swinging censers, approach from either side of a domed building in which tied-back curtains reveal an altar, which may refer to Christ's tomb. Similar curtains separated the altar from the nave, or public area, in early churches in the eastern Mediterranean. Early Byzantine, 6th CE. Made in: Eastern Mediterranean. Ivory. Overall (with lid): 4 1/4 x 5 x 4 3/4 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm). Overall (Without lid): 4 1/4 x 5 x 4 3/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 11.1 cm) Top ((Lid)): 1 x 5 x 4 3/4 in. (2.5 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm). Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.57a, b).

Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA

Unique Identifier ART529280

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2325px × 1914px

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