Wernher Triptych Explained

Material:	Ivory
Size:	18.4cm by 16.8cm
Created:	900-1000 AD
Location:	British Museum, London
Registration:	1978,0502.10

The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900 and 1000 AD.

History

The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son of the financier Sir Julius Wernher.^[1]

Description

In the central panel stands the Virgin Hodegetria; on the side leaves are carved an angel and two saints framed in medallions; on the left St Nicholas and St Theodore, on the right St John Chrysostom and St George.

See also

• Borradaile Triptych
• Harbaville Triptych

Further reading

• Evans, Helen C. & Wixom, William D., The glory of Byzantium: art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era, A.D. 843-1261, no. 80, 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ; full text available online from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries

Notes and References

1. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=60831&partId=1&people=77056&peoA=77056-3-5&page=1 triptych / religious/ritual equipment