Register 1: Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; Noli me Tangere (Christ appearing to saint Mary Magdalene).
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi; Entry into Jerusalem.
Border of dentils. Pilasters. Pinnacles.
Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Vitali 1976: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Zastrow 1978: Central Europe, 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2009: France (?), end of 14th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Reverse
Smooth and flat. Traces of glue. Inscription: '85' (current inventory number).
Object Condition
Some breaks along the sides, especially around the missing hinges.
Comments
The left wing is now Inv. V. 382 in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels (not at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, as Vitali mistakenly wrote).
Provenance
Collection of Francesco Ponti, Milan; acquired by the Museum in 1895.
Bibliography
J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1876), Appendix, p. 367.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 180, 191, 197, 294; II, no. 373.
L. Vitali, Avori gotici francesi (Milan, 1976), no. 30.
O. Zastrow, Museo d'arti applicate: gli avori (Milan, 1978), no. 40, pl. 75.
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