Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.
Brickwork or tiled roof; crosshatched background; sun and moon.
Richter 2003: French or Netherlandish, c. 1480.
Museum's opinion 2012: Netherlandish, mid 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy.
Reverse
Concave. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. The slot is cross-hatched, suggesting glue application.Label with ink inscription: 'Dr. Wings'. Scratched.
Object Condition
Worn. Central hole in the upper part of the pax.
Missing: lower right corner.
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Peter Wings, Aachen; his bequest to the Museum in 1893.
Bibliography
T. Richter, Paxtafeln und Pacificalia, Studien zu Form, Ikonographie und liturgischem Gebrauch (Weimar, 2003), no. 4.
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