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Soldiers & Crucifixion. Carolingian Ivory Casket, Tournai, c.900AD.
Kaiser Friedrich (now Bode) Museum.

In Goldschmidt plates LXXII & LXXIII.





161 a—e. KASTEN. TAFEL LXXII, LXXIII
Kreuzigung, Kriegerfiguren, Ranken.
Um 900. Schule von Tournai.
Berlin, Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum.


Höhe 18 cm, Länge 26,8 cm, Breite 14,5 cm.

161 a-e. CASKET. PLATES LXXII & LXXIII
Crucifixion, warrior figures, tendrils.
c. 900AD. Tournai School.
Berlin, Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum.


Height 18 cm, length 26.8 cm, width 14.5 cm.
Source: A. Goldschmidt, Die Elfenbeinskulpturen aus der Zeit der Karolingischen und Sächsischen Kaiser, 4 vols. (Berlin 1914-1926), 161




Referenced in Carolingian Arms and Armor in the Ninth Century by Simon Coupland.
Other 9th Century Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers
Carolingian Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers