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Dormition of the Virgin
This ivory relief represents the Dormition (Death) of the Virgin, known in Greek as the "Koimesis" ("falling asleep"). Surrounded by the grieving apostles, Mary lies on her deathbed while the figure of Christ receives her swaddled, child-like soul. Two angels descend with veiled hands to receive the soul and carry it to heaven. Saint Peter is shown on the left swinging a censer (incense burner), while Saint Paul, on the right, kisses the Virgin's feet.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, before 1924, by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in. (17 x 14 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Byzantine, Russian, and Ethiopian Icons
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.66