Inv. 914.1.142
Couple kneeling; courting couple (meeting of lovers); winged God of Love in a tree throwing arrows at lovers.
Rosettes in the spandrels.
Koechlin 1924: France, 1st half of the 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2013: France (Paris), 1st half of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Object Condition
Two central holes in the upper part of the panel.
Provenance
Collection of Charles Piet-Lataudrie (d. 1909); Piet-Lataudrie bequest to the Museum in 1914.
Bibliography
E. Breuillac, Inventaire des objets légués au Musée de Niort par M. et Mme Piet-Lataudrie (Niort, 1916), p. 22, no. 381.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 441; II, no. 1202.
Entry on Alienor.org, Conseil des Musées: http://www.alienor.org/alienorweb/public/fiche_objet.asp?__TableId=32&__GroupId=286&__FormGroupId=37&__NoFiche=18170(accessed January 2013)
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