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| Keywords: Italian - Crozier Head with the Eagle of Saint John - Walters 71300 - View A.jpg This crosier possibly made in Sicily in the thirteenth century is made of ivory with a depiction of an eagle set inside the crook The curve of the crook is marked with small leaves or tendrils reminiscent of the swirling vines that form the shapes of illuminated initials in some manuscripts from this period The sprouting curve ends in the head of a dragon with his mouth open and ears flattened against his head and perched within this scroll is an eagle the symbol of John the Evangelist The eagle holds a book inscribed with abbreviated forms of the Latin words for John and Evangelist confirming that this is no ordinary bird but a symbol of the Gospel author The eagle turns his head to confront the dragon eye to eye - a depiction of the power of the Word of God to conquer evil The piece is inset with colored glass and there is evidence that parts of it were once set off with gold and paint century 13 Medieval ivory with polychrome and glass inlay cm 19 6 12 1 4 5 accession number 71 300 24336 Henri Daguerre Paris by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery New York; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1967 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Sicily Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Italian medieval ivories Ivory croziers | ||||
