medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> In any event, very interesting panels, whatever their interpretation!
> Is it normal with such panels for the story line to run from the lower
> to the upper?
>
The order in which these panels are displayed is pretty much random
these days. They may well have originally been the sides of a box, which
would have influenced the order in which they were seen. Other
fifth-century ivories clearly use something besides just narrative
chronology to determine sequence. Most famously, compare the British
Museum Crucifixion (etc.) ivories, which were certainly the sides of a
small box (top now missing):
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_image.aspx?objectId=60937&partId=1&searchText=crucifixion+ivory&fromDate=400&fromADBC=ad&toDate=500&toADBC=ad&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&numPages=10¤tPage=1&asset_id=190691
There is no single panel to panel reading that preserves full
chronological order.
It is unfortunately now impossible to determine the original order of
panels on the doors of Sta. Sabina, which have been rearranged in many
restorations.
Best,
Genevra
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