Template:Did you know nominations/Magdeburg Ivories


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 02:19, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Magdeburg Ivories

 * ... that the 16 plaques called the Magdeburg Ivories (one pictured) were probably made around 968 to decorate an unknown cathedral fixture destroyed in the next century? Source: ""The ivory was destined for Otto's imperial church dedicated to Saint Mauritius in Magdeburg (Saxony) which was raised to the seat of an archbishopric in 968. This plaque, and an accompanying series of New Testament and symbolic scenes, must have been made for the dedication of the church in that year. This ensemble may have been part of some liturgical furnishing such as a chancel door, a pulpit, or an altar frontal" and "Following a fire in the 1000s, the set was dismantled and individual panels were used on reliquaries and book covers".  All with far more detail here
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Norman McMahon

Created by Boubloub (talk) and Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 00:34, 29 January 2019 (UTC).


 * Thanks, I may take a few days, but I'll let you know when I've done it. I've had a number approved just recently, some of which had been sitting round for weeks, & I'd like to space them. Johnbod (talk) 05:10, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Well done. GTG. Bermicourt (talk) 17:47, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this to an image slot, but the image file is saying that you need to indicate that it is public domain in the United States as well. Yoninah (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. You'd think being 950+ years old was enough .... Image first published in 1857. Johnbod (talk) 01:27, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. I adjusted the URL for the Met Museum source per the source you used on this template, which shows the whole text. Restoring tick per Bermicourt's review. Yoninah (talk) 02:18, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. I adjusted the URL for the Met Museum source per the source you used on this template, which shows the whole text. Restoring tick per Bermicourt's review. Yoninah (talk) 02:18, 5 March 2019 (UTC)