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Inv. 2097

Ivory;silver (fork)

Height: 95mm
Width: 26mm
Depth: 13mm (ivory only)

Lion attacking a horse.

Koechlin Number: 1139

Koechlin 1924: Italian (?), 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.
Label with inscription: 'S E. Layé', '588', '2097'.

Comments
Including the fork part, this piece is 210mm long.

Provenance
Gift of S. E. Layé in 1865 (see label on the reverse).

Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 419; II, no. 1139.

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