Inv. 5596
Bishop on horseback with mitre; soldiers holding weapons including crossbows; men holding books.
Volbach 1923: Southern German, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round. Ink inscription under the base: '[...] aus einem Brandenburger (?) [...]'.
Object Condition
Hole under the base.
Missing: faces of some soldiers; part of the cross held by the bishop.
Comments
Very similar to Inv. 8529, which was destroyed during WWII.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum in 1909.
Bibliography
W. F. Volbach, Die Bildwerke des Deutschen Museums, Die Elfenbeinbildwerke (Berlin, 1923), p. 51, pl. 35.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 247.
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