Icon with the Koimesis
Object type: Plaque
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: late 900s
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 13/16 x 7/16 in. (18.6 x 14.8 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Geography: Made in probably Constantinople     
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Saint Paul|Saint Peter|Death of the Virgin|Angels|Virgin Mary