Gothic Ivories Project | Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory;brass (later frame)

Height: 110mm

Annunciation with Virgin to the left; Virgin kneeling in prayer at a prie-Dieu.
Carved inscription: 'maria'.
Crosshatched background.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved.

Object Condition
Very worn.

Provenance
Collection of the Late Mrs Elias-Vaes. Christie's, Amsterdam, 27-29 April 2010, lot 648.

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