Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquettes) (Front)

Wing, left
Crucifixion; Virgin and one of the Holy Women; Virgin with hands clasped; saint John the Evangelist and onlooker; rugged cross.
Wing, right
saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, staff and satchel; satchel decorated with a scallop shell; saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; saint Christopher carrying Christ across the river.
Border of dentils. Pointed trefoils.

Koechlin 1924: French, end of the 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2013: France, 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive later gilding and polychromy: blue (background), red (frame) and gold (architectural details and frame).

Reverse
Not visible due to the 19th century wooden frame.

Object Condition
A metal strip has been inserted in the central gable of the Crucifixion panel. The cross above Christ's head seems to have been added and to be made of a different material.

Provenance
Bequest of Marquess Giuseppe Sigismondo Ala Ponzone in 1842, and previously inventoried as 'Antico Inv. Ponzone XI.N, n. 91'.

Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 217; II, no. 583.

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