Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers; onlooker holding a sword.
Angels crying in the spandrels.
Piano 2007: Paris, c. 1325-1375 (?); modern copy (?)
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost, but this loss is compensated by the fact that the modern metal frame comprises a replacement handle.
Seal with an unidentified coat of arms linking a string attached to the ivory to the metal frame.
Object Condition
Two central holes in the upper part of the panel.
Comments
This panel has been transformed into a pax by setting it into an ornate silver frame with a handle at the back.
Provenance
Gift of Pierre Mérillon, Geneva, 13 January 1994.
Bibliography
N. Piano, 'La Collection d'ivoires médiévaux du musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève', in Genava LV (2007), pp. 127-157 (pp. 155-156, no. 11).
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