The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900 and 1000 AD.
History The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son of the financier Sir Julius Wernher.triptych / religious/ritual equipment, British Museum Collection, retrieved 10 December 2013 The open market value of the nine ivory pieces acquired was estimated at £700,000 in 1976 upon their acquisition ().
Description In the central panel stands the Virgin Hodegetria; on the side leaves are carved an angel and two saints framed in medallions; on the left Saint Nicholas and Theodore the Martyr, on the right Saint John Chrysostom and Saint George.
See also Borradaile Triptych Harbaville Triptych
References
Further reading Evans, Helen C. & Wixom, William D., The glory of Byzantium: art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era, A.D. 843-1261, no. 80, 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ; full text available online from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries