Gothic Ivories Project | Statuette (Back)

Statuette (Back)

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Front

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Subject
Religious.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Height: 190 mm (ivory only)

Seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; Christ in long robe; belt; crown.
Back of the throne decorated with blind trefoil arches.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round. Back of the throne decorated with blind trefoil arches.

Object Condition
Missing: upper part of Christ's body, including his head, the front part of his bust, and both arms; Virgin's right forearm. Crown chipped.

Provenance
Since the 1850s in the family of the owner; Christie's, Paris, 4-5 May 2011, lot 248.

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