Inv. 869/357
Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Santi 1969: France, early 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: France, c. 1300-1330.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of missing hinges on all panels.
Reverse
Flat.
Object Condition
Broken around the hinges.
Comments
The centre part would originally have shown Christ in glory, possibly in a Last Judgement composition in the upper register, and the Virgin and Child in the lower register. The Adoration of the Magi scene was originally completed by the standing Virgin and Child depicted in the centre part of the tabernacle.
Provenance
Acquired before 1886 (mentioned in the 1886-1890 inventory) by the Musei Civici, Perugia; passed into the collection of the Galleria Nazionale before 1919.
Bibliography
A. Lupattelli, Indicazione degli oggetti nei musei di antichità Etrusca, Romana e Medioevale esistenti nell'Universita di Perugia (Perugia, 1882), p. 68.
U. Gnoli, 'Avori francesi nella Galleria Nazionale di Perugia', in Bolletino d'arte 13 (1919), pp. 110-111, fig. 4.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 132; II, no. 180.
F. Santi, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. Dipinti, sculture e oggetti d'arte di età romanica e gotica (Rome, 1969), no. 127.
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