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Medallion (médaillon) (Back)

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Budapest, Iparművészeti Múzeum (Museum of Applied Arts)

Inv. 4980

Ivory

Height: 70mm (diameter)

Original Sin; Adam and Eve; snake; Tree of Knowledge.
Crosshatched background.

Museum's opinion 2013: Germany, early 16th century (1506?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat. Extensive traces of glue.
Inscription: '1000:500:6:'.

Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the piece.

Provenance
Transferred from the Hungarian National Museum in 1877.

Bibliography
Kisplasztikai kiállítás a 10.-től a 19.századig az Iparművészeti Múzeum és a Szépművészeti Múzeum anyagából, ed. by É. S. Eszláry, É. S. Koroknay, exhibition catalogue, Budapest, 1978, no. 44.

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