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Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Back)

Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Back)
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Side

Side

Subject
Religious.

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La Spezia, Museo Civico Amedeo Lia

A6

Ivory

Height: 82mm
Width: 55mm
Depth: 8mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.

Giusti 1999: French (Paris), 2nd quarter of the 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Various labels with inscriptions: 'Br 2002', '886'.

Object Condition
Broken into three pieces which have been glued back together.
Hole in the lower right corner.
The upper right corner of the piece is probably a later restoration (see especially from the back).

Provenance
Acquired on the art market, London.

Bibliography
P. Giusti in Museo Civico Amedeo Lia: Sculture e oggetti d'arte (I cataloghi del Museo Civico Amedeo Lia), ed. by M. Ratti and A. Marmori (La Spezia, 1999), no. 2.19.


Image

© Museo Amedeo Lia, La Spezia.

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