Standing unidentified veiled female figure, with hands in prayer.
Dalton 1909: English, 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: English (?), 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: lower part of the figure at the front; part of the forehead and right eye.
The face has been broken and repaired. Hole in the top of the head.
Comments
This piece is hollow.
Provenance
Found at Little Tower Hill, City of London. Collection of Charles Roach Smith (b. 1807, d. 1890): bought from him by the British Museum in 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 251, Pl. LXXIX.
All images on this website are made available exclusively for scholarly and educational purposes and may not be used commercially.
