About the creation

Amalfi ivories: God creating the animals

Artist name: Unknown artist

Haloed God the creator, holding a scroll in one hand, gestures with his other hand toward a large group of animals (including a snake, a lion, a deer, a sheep, a bull, rooster etc.)

Source: Genesis 1

Technique: Ivory carving

Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Date: 1084

Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.6 x 0.8