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Historical Archive: Symmachorum ivory

panel from Nicomachi-Symmachi diptych, elephant ivory
29.6 x 12.1 x 1.8 cm (11.65 x 4.76 x .7 inches)
probably Rome, late 4th to early 5th century
priestess or initiate and attendant at an altar
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 212-1865


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full front
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oak tree, and family name of the Symmachi
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woman with ivy wreath, upper part
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woman, lower part
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woman sprinkling incense
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attendant, young girl or boy with fruit or nuts and wine jar
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altar with fire
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foliate borders
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front, sharp oblique angle
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side view showing height of relief
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back, oblique angle
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with person for scale
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companion panel: Nicomachorum ivory, which has its own page