Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

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Nantes, Musée Thomas Dobrée

Inv. 980.6.1

Ivory

Height: 136mm
Width: 84mm
Depth: 7mm

Adoration of the Magi.
Rounded trefoils in the spandrels. Border of dentils.

Museum's opinion 2013: France, 3rd quarter of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Object Condition
Very damaged.
Missing: upper right corner, left border including part of on of the Magi, part of the background (in three places).

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 8 July 1976, lot 14. Collection of Martine Gaminet: sold to the museum in 1980.

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