Dormition Of The Virgin

10th-11th century

Byzantine

Ivory

5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (13.3 x 12.1 cm)

Donald E. Frederick Memorial Collection

49.34

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Rubin Museum of Art, Death is Not the End, Mar. 17, 2023 - Jan. 15, 2024

Published ReferencesLee, Sherman E., "Two Medieval Ivories in the Seattle Art Museum," in The Art Quarterly, Spring 1949, pp. 191-193, illus. p. 188

"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 113 (b&w)

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