Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 4 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 4 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 4 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Religious. Life of Christ.

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La Spezia, Museo Civico Amedeo Lia

A89

Ivory;metal (later hinges and clasps)

Height: 84mm
Width: 110mm
Depth: 5-6mm

Wing, left
Adoration of the Magi.
Wing, right
Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls; rugged cross.

Giusti 1999: France, last third of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two metal hinges (modern).

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges chamfered.

Object Condition
Worn. Repairs to the upper edge of the left wing.

Provenance
Christie's, London, 9 December 1980, lot 28. 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. 2.27.

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