Apostles asleep (possibly saint Peter, saint James and saint John; part of Agony in the Garden; Christ at Gethsemane).
Dalton 1909: North Italian, 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Northern Italian, 15th century,
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Paper labels with inscriptions: 'M. R. H. 25' (for Major Rhode Hawkins) and '23'.
Object Condition
The backs of the apostles' heads are chipped.
Provenance
Collection of Major Rhode Hawkins (b. 1820, d. 1884); bought by the British Museum through Christie's in 1885.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 398.
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