Keywords: Byzantine - Dormition of the Virgin - Walters 7166.jpg This ivory relief represents the Dormition Death of the Virgin known in Greek as the Koimesis falling asleep Surrounded by the grieving apostles Mary lies on her deathbed while the figure of Christ receives her swaddled child-like soul Two angels descend with veiled hands to receive the soul and carry it to heaven Saint Peter is shown on the left swinging a censer incense burner while Saint Paul on the right kisses the Virgin's feet century 10 11 Medieval ivory cm 17 14 1 accession number 71 66 8962 Paul Cassirer Berlin before 1924 by purchase Henri Daguerre Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 place of origin Byzantine Empire Walters Art Museum license Byzantine ivory in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Deathbeds in art |