Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 464153
Apostle Holding a Book
Unknown maker, late 13th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- late 13th century
- Medium
- Elephant ivory
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in. (27.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Apostle Holding a Book, dated late 13th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 10 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in. (27.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.