Gothic Ivories Project | Openwork panel, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaque ajourée) (Front)

Openwork panel, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaque ajourée) (Front)

Openwork panel, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaque ajourée) (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Saints.

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Prague, City Museum (Muzeum hlavního města Prahy - hlavní budova)

Inv. H 18 324

Ivory

Height: 123mm
Width: 90mm

Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; standing Virgin and Child; saint Catherine of Alexandria with broken wheel and martyr's palm; crown.
Pierced tracery; foliated decoration.

Museum's opinion 2013: Cologne, c. 1480-1500.

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: grey (camel hide; clothes; architectural details), green (ground).

Reverse
Flat, with some scoring.

Provenance
Unknown provenance.

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