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Polyptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)

Polyptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ. Life of Christ.


Unknown location

S/n

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 68mm
Width: 40mm (each)

Wing 1: Annunciation to the Shepherds.
Wing 2: Nativity; swaddled Christ.
Wing 3: Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls.
Wing 4: Entombment (Anointing of Christ's body); Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.
Pointed trefoils.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Three sets of two hinges.

Object Condition
Left wing and right wing broken in two pieces.
Missing: part of the tomb.


Image

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