- Period
- Romanesque
- Date
- 9th–12th century and/or later
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 464407
Portable Altar and Two Side Panels
Unknown maker, 9th–12th century and/or later
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 9th–12th century and/or later
- Medium
- Elephant ivory, shell gold, wood box, stone inset on lid
- Dimensions
- Overall (a-box, b-lid): 3 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (9.1 x 29.5 x 13.4 cm) c only: 2 1/16 x 10 7/16 x 1/2 in. (5.2 x 26.5 x 1.3 cm) d only: 2 1/8 x 10 5/16 x 7/16 in. (5.4 x 26.2 x 1.1 cm)
- Period
- Romanesque
The record
Why it matters
Portable Altar and Two Side Panels, dated 9th–12th century and/or later, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory, shell gold, wood box, stone inset on lid. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (a-box, b-lid): 3 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (9.1 x 29.5 x 13.4 cm) c only: 2 1/16 x 10 7/16 x 1/2 in. (5.2 x 26.5 x 1.3 cm) d only: 2 1/8 x 10 5/16 x 7/16 in. (5.4 x 26.2 x 1.1 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.