Inv. XIII-1274
Crucifixion; Virgin and one of the Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and soldiers.
Foliated corner terminals. Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Koechlin 1924: France, 15th century.
Egbert 1929: Italy, early 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2010: France (?), beginning of 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Back turned with a depression for (missing) mirror. Edges on the back have been filed or thinned.
Blue and white label with ink inscription: '5476'. Label with ink inscription: 'MNK.XIII V.385'.
Object Condition
Two vertical cracks, one going nearly all the way through.
Provenance
Private collection, Cologne; acquired for the Czartoryski collection after 1891.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 412; II, no. 1116bis; III, pl. CLXXXVIII.
D. D. Egbert, 'North Italian Gothic Ivories in the Museo Cristiano of the Vatican Library', in Art Studies 7 (1929), pp. 168-207 [p. 203, fig. 66].
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