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title: Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5724/byzantine-ivory-panel-depicting-the-baptisim/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5724.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5724.jpg)

## Image Caption

A figure of the young Christ stands full-face up to the waist in water. To the left, St. John, the Baptist, stands and leans forward upon a rock. One of his hands rests upon Christ's head. At the upper part of the panel, the hand of [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) appears, with rays of light. A dove, issuing from the God's hand, holds a shallow bowl in its beak. An angel appears in the background and to the right; he holds what seems to be a garment. The River [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/) is also depicted. This ivory panel may have been part of a larger sequence devoted to scenes from the life of Christ. [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/), 6th century CE. From modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) or [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 29). Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5724/byzantine-ivory-panel-depicting-the-baptisim/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5724/byzantine-ivory-panel-depicting-the-baptisim/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Baptisim." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5724/byzantine-ivory-panel-depicting-the-baptisim/>.

## License & Copyright

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