Early Christian iconography and A school of ivory carvers in Provence (1918)
Smith, E. Baldwin (Earl Baldwin), 1888-1956 · Princeton, Princeton university press; [etc.,etc.] · leaf 97
tist on these four ivories is bearded, wears the exomis instead of the pallium, and carries in his hand a pedum, or shepherd’s crook, which is the most distinguishing feature of the group. In the same manner all the monuments represent the Jordan like a cataract falling behind the figure of Jesus… … Fig. 63. S. Kensington : Victoria and Al- bert Museum, ivory casket. The Baptism. authorities to have been done by the same hand, adds a curious detail in the form of a personification of the Jordan seated at the left of the scene. With his arms full of water plants, the river god sits upon the top…
Christian art and symbolism · Ivory carving · Art
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