Inv. 58
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; Virgin with hands crossed on her chest; rugged cross; sun and moon.
Pointed trefoils and quatrefoils in the spandrels; crosshatched background.
Inventaire 1892: Flanders, late 15th century.
Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 15th century.
Gaborit-Chopin 1992 (unpublished): 15th or 16th century.
Palissy (2009): Flanders, last quarter of the 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.
Slightly curved. Ink inscription '5009'.
Object Condition
Vertical break down the middle, with some parts of the background missing.
Central hole in the upper part of the panel.
Discolouration.
Provenance
In the Treasury of the Cathedral by 1892.
Bibliography
M. Bonneau, M. Monceaux, M. F. Molard, Inventaire du trésor de la cathédrale d'Auxerre (Auxerre, 1892), no. 58.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 333; II, no. 900.
Palissy database: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/dapapal_fr [accessed September 2009].
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