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| Keywords: German - Portable Altar with Scenes of the Life of Christ - Walters 5377 - Side A.jpg Portable altars were used by Christians to celebrate the Mass while traveling On one long side is depicted the Baptism of Christ attended by a veiled woman possibly representing the Church and Christ in Majesty surrounded by Evangelist symbols On the other long side John the Baptist and the Holy Women at the Tomb are shown Originally the figure of John the Baptist was part of the Baptism scene but he was mistakenly placed with the Holy Women when the 11th-century plaques perhaps from an altar panel were reused in the 12th century to make this portable altar A pair of apostles decorate both short sides The rough square opening at one end was made later to remove the relic once sealed inside century 11 12 Medieval copper gilt with enamel and porphyry cm 19 34 19 3 accession number 53 77 12372 Guldenpfennig Paderborn A Seligmann Rey Co New York Henry Walters Baltimore 1927 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 place of origin Reichenau Germany Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Altars depicting the life and teachings of Jesus Christ | ||||
