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Period
Early Medieval
Date
1000–1050
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464220

Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists

Unknown maker, 1000–1050

Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
1000–1050
Medium
Walrus ivory with gilded copper sheets and copper alloy pin
Dimensions
Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (14.9 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm) width with iron pins: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Period
Early Medieval

Why it matters

Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists, dated 1000–1050, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Walrus ivory with gilded copper sheets and copper alloy pin. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (14.9 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm) width with iron pins: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.