Gothic Ivories Project | Hair parter (gravoir) (Front)

Hair parter (gravoir) (Front)

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Subject
Secular. Mythology.

Repository Institution
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Bruges, Stedelijke Archeologische Dienst (Raakvlak)

Br 90/GAR II/7/1

Bone

Height: 175mm
Width: 18mm
Depth: 8mm

Crowned lady holding an open box (Pandora?) or a book.

Bruges 2010: France (Paris?) and Southern Netherlands, mid-14th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Found in 1990 during excavations undertaken by the Bruges Municipal Archaeological Department (Raakvlak).

Bibliography
S. Vandenberghe, Ivory in Bruges: Treasures from museums, churches and monasteries, exhibition catalogue, Bruges, 2010, p. 14.

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