Cleveland Museum of Art
Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve
- Date
- 1000–1100s
- Medium
- ivory, wood
- Culture
- Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Scenes from the Old Testament stories of Adam and Eve and their children, Cain and Abel, decorate this box, which may have been made to contain jewelry or small valuables. On its lid two plaques depict the creation of Adam and the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib. Two further plaques depict Cain slaying Abel: Cain throws a stone in the direction of Abel, who is hit by stones in the hip, chest, and head. Carved out of imported ivory by skilled craftsmen, boxes such as these were used by Byzantine elites to store luxury goods such as jewelry.
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