Armoured Figures on Coptic Ivory Panels on the Ambon (Pulpit) of Ottonian Henry II
Aachen Cathedral, Germany.

Cavalryman on Coptic Ivory Panels on the Ambon (Pulpit) of Ottonian Henry II, 6th Century. Aachen Cathedral, Germany.

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The Ambon of Henry II (German: Ambo Heinrichs II.), commonly known as Henry's Ambon (Heinrichsambo) or Henry's Pulpit (Heinrichskanzel) is an ambon in the shape of a pulpit built by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in the Palatine chapel in Aachen (now Aachen Cathedral) between 1002 and 1014. Six convex ivory tablets made in Alexandria or elsewhere in Egypt in the sixth century AD decorate the sides. The top panels on both sides show martial victory scenes. In the right panel, a warrior stands armed for battle while in the left panel a warrior is on horseback, striking an animal with a lance, two Genii crown the figure.

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Armoured Figures on Coptic Ivory Panels on the Ambon (Pulpit) of Ottonian Henry II Aachen Cathedral, Germany.

Armoured Figures on Coptic Ivory Panels on the Ambon (Pulpit) of Ottonian Henry II
Aachen Cathedral, Germany.