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

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 2 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)
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Subject
Religious.

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Ivory

Height: 78 mm
Width: 50 mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; sun and moon; clouds.
Brickwork or tiled roof.


Koechlin Number: 0832bis

Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.

Object Condition
Vertical break to the right.

Provenance
Collection of Georges Hoentschel (b. 1855, d. 1915), Paris: sale, Drouot, Paris, 14-15 April 1910, lot 23 (purchased by Maillez).

Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 302; II, no. 832bis.


Image

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