Gothic Ivories Project | Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum

1960.3.58

Ivory

Height: 126mm
Width: 88mm

Virgin as the Apocalyptic woman; Virgin in the sun; crescent moon; Virgin and Child in glory; columns; foliated decoration.

Randall 1993: Flemish, 1490-1500.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.

Comments
Randall, in 1993, noted the presence of a triangular handle at the back, but there is no more handle today.

Provenance
Gift of Ralph C. and Violette M. Lee in 1960.

Bibliography
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 175.

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