The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The "Apostles" Pyx (Box)
c. 980–1010
probably by Triptych Group
Overall: 25.5 x 17.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Location: 105 Byzantine
Description
This pyx shows Christ as Pantokrator (Ruler of the World), the Apostles, and the Virgin as a continuous frieze of figures seated in high-backed chairs with cushions. The tapered lip of the body of the pyx was intended to dovetail into the missing lid. Because of its style, the box is thought to be from a workshop of ivory carvers called "The Triptych Group" active in Constantinople between about 950 and 1010. This is the only known pyx to survive from the Middle Byzantine period (about ad 843-1204).- The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 43 archive.orgEvans, Helen C., and William D. Wixom. The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843-1261. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 72-74
- The Glory of Byzantium. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3-July 6, 1997).Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).
- {{cite web|title=The "Apostles" Pyx (Box)|url=false|author=Triptych Group|year=c. 980–1010|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.4