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title: Byzantine Ivory Diptych Panel
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5727/byzantine-ivory-diptych-panel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Ivory Diptych Panel

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

## Image File

[![Byzantine Ivory Diptych Panel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5727.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5727.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is one of the largest surviving ivories from the [Byzantine Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Empire/). It comes from a hinged 2-leaf diptych, possibly used as a [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) table. It shows an archangel holding an orb and sceptre. The style of his drapery is classical, but the Christian subject matter is [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/). The ivory's extraordinary size and quality suggest that it was an imperial commission, perhaps by [Justinian I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Justinian_I/) (reigned 527-565 CE), a powerful and successful emperor whose patronage stimulated a golden age in [Byzantine art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Art/). Byzantine, circa 525-550 CE. Made in [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/). (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 Diptych Panel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5727/byzantine-ivory-diptych-panel/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Diptych Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5727/byzantine-ivory-diptych-panel/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Diptych Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5727/byzantine-ivory-diptych-panel/>.

## License & Copyright

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