Gothic Ivories Project | Panel, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures, plaquette); reused as part of the binding of a book (Front)

Panel, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures, plaquette); reused as part of the binding of a book (Front)

Panel, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures, plaquette); reused as part of the binding of a book (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Saints.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Height: 175 mm
Width: 105 mm

Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); seated Virgin and Child; saint Catherine of Alexandria with a wheel and martyr's palm; angel crowning the Virgin; throne.
Pointed trefoils.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Comments
This panel features on the cover of a Bible in French.
Note; the measurements have been calculated using the ruler in the photograph.

Provenance
Major Abbey collection: Sotheby's, London, 20 June 1978, lot 2979.

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