Inv. Pf 421
Coronation of the Virgin; two angels crowning the Virgin; two musician angels blowing into trumpets.
Karlsruhe 1999: German, early 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Half-length figure of a female saint with hands in prayer engraved in the silver on the back (possibly saint Catherine of Siena or saint Rosalie, according to Karlsruhe 1999).
Object Condition
Green staining.
Comments
The mount is probably 16th century (c. 1600?).
Provenance
Collection of Heinrich Pfähler, Offenburg; acquired in 1906.
Bibliography
Mittelalterliche Elfenbeinarbeiten aus der Sammlung des Badischen Landesmuseums Karlsruhe, ed. by K.-G. Beuckers (Karlsruhe, 1999), no. 13.
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