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'Visit to the Tomb' on the
Sitten Pyxis
Ivory, 6th Century, Museum of Valere, Sitten
Dated in the sixth century, the pyxides are usually included in the group of ivories stylistically associated with the Murano diptych, with Wessel arguing for an Egyptian provenance, while Volbach prefers the Caucasus or Armenia.2
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2. See W.F. Volbach, "Zur Lokalisierung frühchristlicher Pyxiden," Festschrift Friedrich Gerke, Baden-Baden, 1962, 84ff and Elfenbeinarbeiten, 103ff; K. Wessel, "Studien zur oströmischen Elfenbeinskulptur," Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Universität Greifswald. Gesellschafts und sprachwissenschaftliche Reihe 2 (1952/53): 63ff.; 3 (1953/54):1ff.
Source: "The Visit to the Tomb: Narrative and Liturgy on Three Early Christian Pyxides" by Archer St. Clair, pp.127-135 in Gesta, Vol. 18, No. 1
