Characters, animals and monsters, illustration of Isidore of Seville's Etymologiæ. So-called "plate of the Earthly Paradise". Ivory, ca. 870–875. Reverse side of a leaf from one of Areobindus' consular diptychs, made in Constantinople in 506.
Dimensions
H. 34 cm (13 ¼ in.), W. 11 cm (4 ¼ in.), D. .9 cm (¼ in.)
Français : Personnages, animaux et montres illustrant les Étymologies d'Isidore de Séville. Plaque dite « du Paradis terrestre ». Ivoire, vers 870-875. Verso d'une feuille d'un diptyque consulaire d'Areobindus réalisé à Constantinople en 506.
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