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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, ivory and ebony miniature sculpture

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

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