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Earl, Chriftian Ivories. 3%
piece are alfo borders of the Grecian ball and lozenge fret. The execu-
tion is bold and very fpirited but rather coarfe, being, however, much
fuperior to that of the Brera piece next defcribed. The other fide of
this piece has a carving of the miracle of Cana, of which we have no
caft.
Both faces figured by Bandinius, “ In tubulam eburneam obferva-
tiones," Florence, 1746; alfo the journey to Bethlehem in Gorius,
Thes. Dipt., IV. pl. xii. (the editor of which work was neither
acquainted with the origin of the figure nor the work of Bandini).
Figures of both fides, Munter Sinnbilder, pl. x. f. 53 and pl. xi.
fig. 64. (88.)
'6g. 101. H. 7^ in., W. gin.
Chrift, healing the blind and lame, Hands on the left fide of the
piece, young, beardlefs and nimblefs, with ihort curly hair and with fandals
on His feet, holding a rod in His left hand with a Greek crofs at its top,
and His right hand extended, touching with his forefinger the eye of a
blind man ftanding helpleffly before Him leaning on a ftaff, clad in a
chafuble of the ancient form ; behind Him ftands, leaning on a crutch,
a lame man with a diftorted foot raifed in the way of Italian cripples,
and with his right hand open as if in fupplication. In the background
is feen the upper part of a figure intended apparently for St. Paul, with
a large circular nimbus, fhort hair, triangular beard, the right hand ele-
vated and open, and holding a book with his left hand. It is impoffible
not to be convinced of the complete fimilarity of this head to that
of St. Paul in the Berlin tablet defcribed below, No. 110. At the top
and bottom of the piece is a narrow border with the Greek ball and
tranfverfe lozenge fret, in the upper border moft of the balls are marked
with a fmall impreffion in the middle, which is alfo feen in the fimilar
borders of the Berlin piece. The workmanihip is coarfe.1 (89.)
58. 55, 67, 68, 69, 7°-
THE top and four fides of a Caiket, Italian. 5th or 6th
century. Original in the Biblioteca Quiriniana, Brefcia.
Various fizes.
1 Having felt fully convinced that this piece formed part of the ivory chair at
Ravenna (ofwhich feveral of the plaques are wanting), I carried a caft of it with me
when vifiting that city, and on comparing it with the reft of the chair, it was evident
to myfelf and a number of the canons prefent that it was one of the loft pieces. I
accordingly prefented them with my caft, which they gladly accepted.
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piece are alfo borders of the Grecian ball and lozenge fret. The execu-
tion is bold and very fpirited but rather coarfe, being, however, much
fuperior to that of the Brera piece next defcribed. The other fide of
this piece has a carving of the miracle of Cana, of which we have no
caft.
Both faces figured by Bandinius, “ In tubulam eburneam obferva-
tiones," Florence, 1746; alfo the journey to Bethlehem in Gorius,
Thes. Dipt., IV. pl. xii. (the editor of which work was neither
acquainted with the origin of the figure nor the work of Bandini).
Figures of both fides, Munter Sinnbilder, pl. x. f. 53 and pl. xi.
fig. 64. (88.)
'6g. 101. H. 7^ in., W. gin.
Chrift, healing the blind and lame, Hands on the left fide of the
piece, young, beardlefs and nimblefs, with ihort curly hair and with fandals
on His feet, holding a rod in His left hand with a Greek crofs at its top,
and His right hand extended, touching with his forefinger the eye of a
blind man ftanding helpleffly before Him leaning on a ftaff, clad in a
chafuble of the ancient form ; behind Him ftands, leaning on a crutch,
a lame man with a diftorted foot raifed in the way of Italian cripples,
and with his right hand open as if in fupplication. In the background
is feen the upper part of a figure intended apparently for St. Paul, with
a large circular nimbus, fhort hair, triangular beard, the right hand ele-
vated and open, and holding a book with his left hand. It is impoffible
not to be convinced of the complete fimilarity of this head to that
of St. Paul in the Berlin tablet defcribed below, No. 110. At the top
and bottom of the piece is a narrow border with the Greek ball and
tranfverfe lozenge fret, in the upper border moft of the balls are marked
with a fmall impreffion in the middle, which is alfo feen in the fimilar
borders of the Berlin piece. The workmanihip is coarfe.1 (89.)
58. 55, 67, 68, 69, 7°-
THE top and four fides of a Caiket, Italian. 5th or 6th
century. Original in the Biblioteca Quiriniana, Brefcia.
Various fizes.
1 Having felt fully convinced that this piece formed part of the ivory chair at
Ravenna (ofwhich feveral of the plaques are wanting), I carried a caft of it with me
when vifiting that city, and on comparing it with the reft of the chair, it was evident
to myfelf and a number of the canons prefent that it was one of the loft pieces. I
accordingly prefented them with my caft, which they gladly accepted.
30670.
c