A Lost Ivory Diptych Panel in an Indian Painting

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https://doi.org/10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.31

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collection, consular diptych, ivory, miniature painting, India

Abstract

It is argued that the composition of part of an Indian miniature painting in a private collection in Los Angeles is ultimately based on a late Roman ivory diptych panel, although the mechanism of transmission is uncertain.

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29-12-2013

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“A Lost Ivory Diptych Panel in an Indian Painting”. 2013. Studies in Ancient Art and Civilisation 17 (December): 355-64. https://doi.org/10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.31.

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