Inv. 704
Old hooded man standing, stroking his beard and riding a hybrid monster; purse.
Bologna 1959: 14th century (?).
Marciano c. 1992-1994: Northern Italy (Veneto?), mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy.
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: lower part of the piece.
Provenance
Collection of Pelagio Pelagi (no. 250); this collection was acquired by the Comune di Bologna in 1860 and subsequently divided between the Biblioteca Comunale dell'Archiginnasio, the Museo Civico Archeologico and the Museo Civico Medievale of Bologna.
Bibliography
Lavori in osso e avorio dalla Preistoria al Rococò, dir. by R. Pincelli, exhibition catalogue, Bologna, Museo Civico, 20 September-11 October 1959, no. 101.
A. Marciano, Avori gotici - entry no. 13 (Museo Civico Medievale), Catalogo dei Musei Civici d'Arte Antica di Bologna (unpublished; [c. 1992-1994]).
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