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Miniature ivory Crucifixion group with three crosses on a dark ebony rocky base, with three draped mourning figures below against a grey background.

Crucifixion

A small ivory sculpture shows three crucified figures on dark wooden crosses rising from a rocky ebony base. Below, three grieving figures in draped robes stand and kneel, one with arms raised, on the rocky ground.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Figures: ivory; crosses and base: ebony
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2882 × 3842 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1950

Español: Crucifixión, escultura miniatura de marfil y ébano

Una pequeña escultura de marfil muestra tres figuras crucificadas sobre cruces de madera oscura que se elevan desde una base rocosa de ébano. Abajo, tres figuras dolientes con túnicas drapeadas están de pie y arrodilladas sobre el suelo rocoso.

Português: Crucificação, escultura em miniatura de marfim e ébano

Uma pequena escultura de marfim mostra três figuras crucificadas em cruzes de madeira escura que se erguem de uma base rochosa de ébano. Abaixo, três figuras enlutadas, de vestes drapeadas, estão em pé e ajoelhadas sobre o chão rochoso.

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