Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon; rugged cross.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Koechlin 1924: France, mid 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Northern French, c. 1325-1375.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges chamfered. Area with crosshatching in the centre.
Labels: '2938' and 'P.M. 1494'. Traces of other labels.
Object Condition
Missing: part of the upper edge.
Pierced with two holes in upper border, possibly for hanging.
Stained brown.
Provenance
Collection of J. Pierpont Morgan (d. 1913), London and New York; estate of J. Pierpont Morgan (1913-1917); gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), p. 220; II, no. 555.
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