Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory;metal (frame)

Height: 103 mm
Width: 52 mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon; titulus with inscription 'INRI'.
Pinnacles.
Engraved inscriptions in Hebrew in the spandrels and gable (same inscription repeated three times).

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding: haloes.

Object Condition
Repairs to the left side where the hinges would have been.
Worn.
All engraved inscriptions are probably later additions.

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1999, lot 11.

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