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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=Late_Antiquity">Late Antiquity</a>, a <b>consular diptych</b> was a type of <a href="page.php?w=diptych">diptych</a> intended as a de-luxe commemorative object. The diptychs were generally in ivory, wood or metal and decorated with rich <a href="page.php?w=relief_sculpture">relief sculpture</a>. A consular diptych was commissioned by a <a href="page.php?w=Roman_consul">''consul ordinarius''</a>  to mark his entry to that post, and was distributed as a commemorative reward to those who had supported his candidature or might</p><p>
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