Gothic Ivories Project | Panel (possibly fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 2 arches across (plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Panel (possibly fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 2 arches across (plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Panel (possibly fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 2 arches across (plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Religious. Saints.

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Baltimore, Walters Art Museum

Inv. 71.172

Ivory

Height: 77mm
Width: 37mm

Saint Luke holding a scroll and an ink well; evangelist symbol of the winged ox; standing Virgin and Child.
Diapered background; pointed trefoils.

Museum's opinion 2010: French (?), 14th century or 15th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth with rounded edges.

Object Condition
Right edge broken off and reattached. Part of the background missing.

Provenance
Bought by Henry Walters in 1912 from Léon Gruel in Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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