Gothic Ivories Project | Statuette (Front)

Statuette (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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Ivory

Seated Virgin and Child (Virgo lactans); Christ seated on the Virgin's left knee; Christ holding a bird (?) with both hands; Christ in long robe; crown; brooch; bench.

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding or polychromy: along the hem of the Virgin's cloak.

Object Condition
Front of the crown chipped.

Provenance
Demotte collection, early 20th century.

Image

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