Diptych

In it's most basic form, a diptych is any object with two flat plates usually attached at a hinge. In ancient times a diptych was also a type of icon whereby two panels are joined together with a hinge, so that they may fold together for protection when travelling, and then be unfolded for veneration when one's destination has been reached. Today a diptych can also loosely refer to a work made up of two matching or co-ordinating parts and is used by artists in panel paintings and photography for example.

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