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Wernher Triptych
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| Wernher Triptych | |
|---|---|
 Wernher Triptych | |
| Material | Ivory |
| Size | 18.4cm by 16.8cm |
| Created | 900-1000 AD |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
| Registration | 1978,0502.10 |
The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900 and 1000 AD.
History
The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son of the financier Sir Julius Wernher.[1] The open market value of the nine ivory pieces acquired was estimated at £700,000 in 1976 upon their acquisition (equivalent to £4,716,920 in 2025).[2]
Description
In the central panel stands the Virgin Hodegetria; on the side leaves are carved an angel and two saints framed in medallions; on the left Saint Nicholas and Theodore the Martyr, on the right Saint John Chrysostom and Saint George.
See also
References
- ↑ triptych / religious/ritual equipment, British Museum Collection, retrieved 10 December 2013
- ↑ Norman, Geraldine (5 November 1977). "Wernher ivories bought for nation". The Times. No. 60153. p. 3.
Further reading
- Evans, Helen C. & Wixom, William D., The glory of Byzantium: art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era, A.D. 843-1261, no. 80, 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ISBN 9780810965072; full text available online from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries