Wernher Triptych
Ivory Byzantine triptych
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The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900 and 1000 AD.
| Wernher Triptych | |
|---|---|
Wernher Triptych | |
| Material | Ivory |
| Size | 18.4cm by 16.8cm |
| Created | 900-1000 AD |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
| Registration | 1978,0502.10 |
History
The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son of the financier Sir Julius Wernher.[1]
Description
In the central panel stands the Virgin Hodegetria; on the side leaves are carved an angel and two saints framed in medallions; on the left Saint Nicholas and Theodore the Martyr, on the right Saint John Chrysostom and Saint George.