Inv. TAU1905000104
Side 1: saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); saint Catherine of Alexandria with wheel and martyr's palm. Saint Paul holding a sword; saint Peter holding a key. Saint Andrew with a saltire cross; unidentified bishop saint with a crozier. Saint Fiacre as a monk holding a book and spade; saint Laurence holding a gridiron.
Side 2: Saint Clare (?) as a nun holding an ointment pot; unidentified deacon saint with a martyr's palm. Annunciation; vase of lilies. Unidentified female saint with a book and a martyr's palm; saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, staff and satchel. Saint Bartholomew with a flaying knife; saint Judas (?) with a spear.
Crosshatched background; pilasters.
Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved on both sides.
Object Condition
Broken in 2 pieces which have been glued back into place.
Provenance
Given to the Treasury of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Rheims by M. Haudos in 1861.
Bibliography
Exposition rétrospective du Trocadéro, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1889, no. 133.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 429; II, no. 1159.
L. André, D. Cailleaux, Récolement des objets mobiliers classés au titre des Monuments Historiques dans la ville de Reims, rapport de fin d'étude (Paris, 1986), no. 57.
Palissy database: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/dapapal_fr [accessed September 2009].
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