Icon with Virgin and the Christ Child
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Icon with Virgin and the Christ Child

TitleIcon with Virgin and the Christ Child
Dateca. 1500 or later 16th century
MediumElephant ivory
ClassificationIvories-Elephant
OriginRussian or Greek
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of George Blumenthal, 1941
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Icon with Virgin and the Christ Child” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1500 or later. It is executed in elephant ivory and classified as ivories-elephant. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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