Whalebone panel showing the Ascension

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Dataset Open access

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Authors: The Hunt Museum
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18946513
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Abstract

A whalebone panel showing the Ascension. 12th century AD. The figure of Christ is shown rising into the sky with a dove on the right-hand side. Two angels are shown directly underneath Christ. On the bottom of the panel a group of disciples are shown with all of them looking upwards. One figure is standing pointing towards the figure of Christ. A hole is punched through each corner of the panel indicating that it was once attached to something else.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Viking Age and Medieval Scandinavia Medieval European History and Architecture Historical Art and Architecture Studies

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
11 March 2026
Language
EN
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