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| Keywords: Spanish - Book-Cover Plaque with Scenes of the Life of Christ - Walters 7150.jpg This intricate plaque illustrates scenes from the early life of Christ beginning with the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds In the second tier are the Flight into Egypt the Adoration of the Magi and Herod pointing to the scene below of the Massacre of the Innocents At the left is the Presentation in the Temple and at the bottom are the Baptism and First Temptation of Christ with the Devil appearing as a beast with claws and sharp spines century 9 Medieval ivory cm 13 5 9 1 0 5 accession number 71 50 20048 Henri Daguerre Paris Henry Walters 1924 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 place of origin Asturias Spain Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of Spain Medieval book covers Temptation of Jesus Christ in sculpture Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
