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All of the copies reproduce the same error in the bottom left corner, where the Lion of St. Mark has been given the head of the Eagle of St John, which already appears at the top right. This is probably the result of using a plaster cast of the original as a model, where the head of the Lion has been obscured and appears to resemble an eagle","physicalDescription":"Carved oblong ivory relief depicting Christ in Majesty. Christ, holding a cross in his right hand, is standing - or rather floating - under a pierced canopy surmounted by the Dove of the Holy Ghost. 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