Dominus Saltat
2 July, 2013
This 12th Century plaque looks more like a groovy dance party than a Biblical scene between Jesus and Mary Magdalen. Despite his Saturday Night Fever pose, Jesus is in fact repulsing Mary Magdalen with the words “Noli me tangere [Do not touch me] for I have not yet ascended to the Father.” (John 20:11-17).
Thank goodness for those helpful captions on museum walls!
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Spanish, ca. 1115-20
Elephant ivory with traces of gilding
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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