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Ivories in Belgium. 479
IVORIES IN BELGIUM.
Brussels. Mus^e Royal d'Antiquites.
Epifcopal comb, found at Stavelot, near Liege, with two rows of Brussels.
teeth, the middle part with an arabefque of foliage and birds. Figured, MUSEE
Chalon in De Caumont Bull. Monumentale, 4 fer., tom. viii. (or 38 d'anti-
of the entire collection), No. 5, p. 404. 1872.1 quites.
Epifcopal comb, found in a fmall wooden cheft at Stavelot, the
middle part with a large foliated rofette and a Latin infcription. Figured,
Chalon, ut fupra.
Diptych from the church of St. Martin at Genoels-Elderen, Lim-
burg. H. 6| in., W. 41 in., formed of two very curious plaques,
in low [relief, with borders of openwork ornament in the early Anglo-
Saxon ftyle. 8th or 9th century. On the firft leaf is reprefented in
low relief, the Saviour, young, beardlefs, with long flowing hair with a
cruciferous nimbus, ornamented round the border with lozenges and
pearls, and having the letters R .E.X. infcribed on the three vifible
bars of the crofs of the nimbus, clad in a tunic reaching to the feet,
and cloak, with a band round the waift. In his raifed right hand he
holds a crofs, which refts on the right fhoulder, and extends confiderably
beyond the back of the head. In his left hand is a clofed book, with
an interlaced ornamented cover. The drapery falls in long ftraight
inartiftic folds. Beneath the feet of the Saviour are the lion, ferpent,
dragon (footlefs), and bafilifk. On each fide of the Saviour ftands an
angel, winged, and with a plain circular nimbus. At the four angles,
1 In the 27th volume of this work is a memoir by M. Bretagne, " Sur les peignes
liturgiques," containing defcriptions of the following ivory combs :—
The comb of St. Lupus, at Sens, A.D. 623.
The comb of St. Gauzelin, 32nd biihop of Toul, A.D. 922-962, at Nancy.
The comb of St. Aubert, biihop of Tongres and Liege (A.D. 708-727).
The comb of St. Guillaume, biihop ofSt. Brieuc (A.D. 1219-1234).
Two other combs formerly preferved in cathedral of Metz.
The comb of St. Lambert, formerly in cathedral of Liege, probably now placed
in his chaffe.
The comb of St. Remacle, biihop of Maeftricht, A.D. 648-675, formerly at
Stavelot.
IVORIES IN BELGIUM.
Brussels. Mus^e Royal d'Antiquites.
Epifcopal comb, found at Stavelot, near Liege, with two rows of Brussels.
teeth, the middle part with an arabefque of foliage and birds. Figured, MUSEE
Chalon in De Caumont Bull. Monumentale, 4 fer., tom. viii. (or 38 d'anti-
of the entire collection), No. 5, p. 404. 1872.1 quites.
Epifcopal comb, found in a fmall wooden cheft at Stavelot, the
middle part with a large foliated rofette and a Latin infcription. Figured,
Chalon, ut fupra.
Diptych from the church of St. Martin at Genoels-Elderen, Lim-
burg. H. 6| in., W. 41 in., formed of two very curious plaques,
in low [relief, with borders of openwork ornament in the early Anglo-
Saxon ftyle. 8th or 9th century. On the firft leaf is reprefented in
low relief, the Saviour, young, beardlefs, with long flowing hair with a
cruciferous nimbus, ornamented round the border with lozenges and
pearls, and having the letters R .E.X. infcribed on the three vifible
bars of the crofs of the nimbus, clad in a tunic reaching to the feet,
and cloak, with a band round the waift. In his raifed right hand he
holds a crofs, which refts on the right fhoulder, and extends confiderably
beyond the back of the head. In his left hand is a clofed book, with
an interlaced ornamented cover. The drapery falls in long ftraight
inartiftic folds. Beneath the feet of the Saviour are the lion, ferpent,
dragon (footlefs), and bafilifk. On each fide of the Saviour ftands an
angel, winged, and with a plain circular nimbus. At the four angles,
1 In the 27th volume of this work is a memoir by M. Bretagne, " Sur les peignes
liturgiques," containing defcriptions of the following ivory combs :—
The comb of St. Lupus, at Sens, A.D. 623.
The comb of St. Gauzelin, 32nd biihop of Toul, A.D. 922-962, at Nancy.
The comb of St. Aubert, biihop of Tongres and Liege (A.D. 708-727).
The comb of St. Guillaume, biihop ofSt. Brieuc (A.D. 1219-1234).
Two other combs formerly preferved in cathedral of Metz.
The comb of St. Lambert, formerly in cathedral of Liege, probably now placed
in his chaffe.
The comb of St. Remacle, biihop of Maeftricht, A.D. 648-675, formerly at
Stavelot.