Portable Altar
c. 1200–1220
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Portable Altar, c. 1200–1220. Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century. Walrus ivory, gilded copper, porphyry, champlevé enamel, wood core; overall: 13.1 x 26.9 x 16.9 cm (5 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.29
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ivory
- Formatted Medium
- walrus ivory, gilded copper, porphyry, champlevé enamel, wood core
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13.1 x 26.9 x 16.9 cm (5 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1927.29
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
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