Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Back)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Back)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Back)

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Subject
Religious.

Unknown location

S/n

Metal (wire replacing the hinges);ivory

Height: 93 mm
Width: 103 mm

Wing, left
Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse);standing angels holding candlesticks
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; rugged cross.
Brickwork or tiled roof in the spandrels.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges slightly chamfered.

Object Condition
Hole along the upper edge of both wings, presumably to attach a chain for suspension.
Two large lateral holes at the height of the lower hinges (more visible from the back).

Provenance
On the art market in Belgium, September 2014.

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