Portable altar

Medieval

British Museum

1125 - 1150

Used by church dignitaries if on a journey and out of reach of church for mass. Richly carved with images of the apostles within arcades on the long sides. At one end is a representation of the Crucifixion with St John and the Virgin, and at the other, Christ in Majesty with symbols of the Evangelists.

• Medium: whalebone
• Dimensions: 23 x 9 x 14 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2500 ( Total: £15,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1963
• Vendor: M H Drey

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