Bob Jones University Museum Announces Purchase of Ivory Dyptch

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Tahlib

SOUTH CAROLINA---The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery (M&G) has purchased a 14th century French Carved Ivory diptych panel called, The Trinity. According to museum officials, it is the first significant art purchase since 1997. The purchase was made in 2011, well before the recent reports by National Geographic Magazine that religious groups are responsible for the unsustainable poaching of elephants for the creation of ivory religious relics, such as this dyptych. Already recognized for having one of the largest collections of religious art in the Western Hemisphere, this ivory artifact marks the fruition of M&G’s strategic goal to reenter the arts market and address areas of development within the collection.