Barberini Ivory on display at the Louvre.

Barberini ivory is a Byzantine imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity. It is preserved at the Louvre in Paris. It is a layer of ivory made up of four plates carved in the classical style known as late Theodosian, representing the topic of the emperor triumphant victor. It is generally dated from first half of the sixth century and is allotted to an imperial workshop of Constantinople, while the illustrated emperor is identified either as Anastasius I, Zeno or, much more likely, Justinian. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1859x2249, 2903 KB) Description: Barberini diptych. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1859x2249, 2903 KB) Description: Barberini diptych. ... This article is about the museum. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Ivory consular diptych of Areobindus, Byzantium, 506 AD, Louvre museum A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. ... Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ... This article is about the museum. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins roughly with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (7th century BC), and continues through the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century AD... This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). ... Flavius Anastasius. ... Flavius Zeno (c. ... Justinian may refer to: Justinian I, a Roman Emperor; Justinian II, a Byzantine Emperor; Justinian, a storeship sent to the convict settlement at New South Wales in 1790. ...

This diptych is a notable historical document because it is linked to queen Brunhilda of Austrasia which makes clear the relationships of Brunhilda with the emperor of the Byzantine Empire in order to ransom her grandson Athanagild. On the back there is a list of names of Frankish kings, all relatives of Brunhilda, indicating the preeminent position of queens within Frankish royal families. It is clear that she had an important position because she ordered the list to be inscribed and it was she who offered it to the church as a votive image. Philippoteaux and Girardet, Die Folterung von Brunhilde. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... The Franks were originally lead by dukes (military leaders) and reguli (petty kings). ...