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Diptych (two-part writing tablet), ivory. c. 506 CE. From the collection of the Zurich historian J. H. Hottinger (1620-1667 CE). The man on the throne was called Areobindus. He is shown giving the signal to begin the animal combat depicted on the bottom part of the panels. He used these ivory writing tablets to invite high-ranking officials of the Byzantine Empire to attend the games he was putting on in celebration of his taking office as consul. (Landesmuseum, Zürich).
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