XIR238730 Two plaques from a chest (see also 280124) (ivory) (b/w photo) by Byzantine, (11th Century); 9.5x23.5 cm; Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany; (add.info.: top one depicts St. George slaying the dragon on right; bottom depicting the ascension of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC); ascending in throne pulled by two griffins; flew heavenward for seven days;); out of copyright.