Gothic Ivories Project | Panels, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Panels, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Panels, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

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Basel, Historisches Museum Basel

1870.474.

Ivory;wood (backing)

Height: 71-74mm (each)
Width: 37.5-47mm (each)
Depth: 4mm
Weight: 315g (each)

Twelve apostles (left to right, top to bottom): saint Peter holding a key; saint Paul holding a sword; saint Andrew with a saltire cross; saint Judas with a spear; saint Jude (Thaddeus) with a halberd; saint Thomas with a square; saint Bartholomew with a flaying knife; saint Philip with a cross; saint John the Evangelist with the poisoned cup; saint Simon with a saw; saint James the Greater with a staff and satchel; saint James the Lesser with a fuller's club.
Crosshatched background.

Museum's opinion 2010: 19th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
The twelve panels have been glued onto a wooden backing. Inscription: '150 frs'.

Comments
This consists of twelve panels.

Provenance
Public art collection (pre 1870; probably acquired between 1862 and 1866) which became part of the Historisches Museum when it opened in 1892.

Bibliography
Verzeichniss der Mittelalterlichen Sammlung in der S. Nicolaus-Capelle und dem Conciliumssaale des Basler Münsters (Basel, 3rd edition, 1866), p. 30, no. 57.

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