Imperial diptych offerings to the emperor. However, the fact that the Barberini ivory was almost certainly not a diptych, but some kind of imperial icon without a second panel is a serious argument against the existence of the imperial diptych type. The two panels representing the empress Ariadne, in the Bargello in Florence and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, also belong to the hypothesied imperial diptych type. They are the only central panels of such a diptych (other than the Barberini ivory) to survive, since all other fragments of such diptychs are from side panels. Imperial diptych In Late Antiquity, an imperial
Imperial Majesty (style) Imperial Majesty (style) Imperial Majesty ("His/Her Imperial Majesty", abbreviated as "HIM") is a style used by Emperors and Empresses. It distinguishes the status of an emperor/empress from that of a King/Queen, who are simply styled Majesty. Who is Her Imperial Majesty is superior in politic honor to whom is simply Her Majesty. Holders of this style have sometimes been observed to follow religious leaders who are styled "His Holiness" in public ceremonies. King-Emperors and Queen-Empresses sometimes have used the style "Imperial and Royal Majesty" (e.g., The Empress Frederick's style "Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress and Queen of