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Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

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Religious.

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Inv. 180,99-1

Ivory

Height: 108mm
Width: 68mm
Depth: 7mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; titulus with inscription INRI.
Twisted columns; foliated decoration.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.Blank blue and white label. Ink inscription: '180'.

Object Condition
Missing: upper part of the pax, in the centre and to the left.
Hole in the lower part (coinciding with the end of the handle slot at the back).

Provenance
Unknown provenance.

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