Inv. 2753 (almost completely destroyed)
Seated Virgin and Child; Christ in long robe; Christ seated on the Virgin's left knee.
Volbach 1923: France, mid 14th century.
Dokumentation 2006: France, mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Prior to WWII
Very cracked and damaged. Missing: right forearm of the Virgin; head and left hand of Christ; part of the base. Hole under the base.
Today
Almost completely destroyed during WWII; one fragment has survived.
Provenance
Acquired by the Museum in 1903; undocumented after 7 April 1945; one fragment has survived and was returned by the Soviet Union to the Museum in 1958.
Bibliography
W. F. Volbach, Die Bildwerke des Deutschen Museums, Die Elfenbeinbildwerke (Berlin, 1923), pp. 36-37, pl. 48.
Dokumentation der Verluste. Skulpturensammlung, VII: Skulpturen, Möbel (Berlin, 2006), p. 239.
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