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Panel (fragment of a casket; coffret) (Front)

Panel (fragment of a casket; coffret) (Front)

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La Spezia, Museo Civico Amedeo Lia

A21

Ivory

Height: 45mm
Width: 80mm
Depth: 4mm

Annunciation; vase of lilies; seated Virgin with open book; dove of the Holy Spirit.

Giusti 1999: Italy, 19th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Ink inscription '3143' or '5143'.

Object Condition
Holes for fittings now lost.

Comments
This panel probably was originally the lid of a casket (see a similar example in Norwich).

Provenance
Acquired on the art market, Amsterdam.

Bibliography
P. Giusti in Museo Civico Amedeo Lia: Sculture e oggetti d'arte (I cataloghi del Museo Civico Amedeo Lia), ed. by M. Ratti and A. Marmori (La Spezia, 1999), no. 2.45.

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