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

Pax (baiser de paix) (Bottom)

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Subject
Religious.

Repository Institution
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Dublin, National Museum of Ireland

1906:173

Ivory

Height: 80mm
Width: 59mm
Depth: 25mm

Saint Margaret emerging from the dragon unharmed.
Crosshatched background.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Smooth and curved.
Label, with pencil inscription: '1906 173'.
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.

Object Condition
Hole for suspension at the top.
Crack around bottom right corner.

Provenance
Purchased in 1906 from Mr. Mollan, The Haven, Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin (£0.10.0).

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