Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 2 registers, 2 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers, 2 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers, 2 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ.

Unknown location

S/n

Metal (hinges);ivory

Height: 140 mm
Width: 162 mm (open)

Wing, left
Register 1: Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi.
Wing, right
Register 1: Adoration of Christ Child (Nativity); naked Christ.
Register 2: Christ among the Doctors.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Provenance
Sale, 15 December 1975, lot 49.

Image

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