Wernher Triptych

The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900–1000 AD.

Wernher Triptych
Wernher Triptych
MaterialIvory
Size18.4cm by 16.8cm
Created900-1000 AD
Present locationBritish Museum, London
Registration1978,0502.10

History

The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son of the financier Sir Julius Wernher.[1]

Description

In the central panel stands the Virgin Hodegetria; on the side leaves are carved an angel and two saints framed in medallions; on the left St Nicholas and St Theodore, on the right St John Chrysostom and St George.

See also

References

  1. triptych / religious/ritual equipment, British Museum Collection, retrieved 10 December 2013

Further reading

  • Evans, Helen C. & Wixom, William D., The glory of Byzantium: art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era, A.D. 843-1261, no. 80, 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ISBN 9780810965072; full text available online from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
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