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Diptych of Boethius
Year5th century
TypeDiptych
MediumIvory
Dimensions24 cm × 18 cm × 2 cm (9.4 in × 7.1 in × 0.79 in)
LocationMuseo di Santa Giulia, Brescia

The Diptych of Boethius is an ivory consular diptych (24x18x2 cm), which dates from the end of the fifth century AD and is conserved in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia.

Acquired by Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini during the eighteenth century, the work passed to the Museo dell'Era Cristiana in his will.

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