Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, right (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette); reused as a pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; rugged cross.
Rounded trefoils.

Lázaro Galdiano 1927: French, 14th century.
Camps Cazorla 1949-1950: dubious, French late 14th-century style.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth.
Hole and small recess at the centre of the panel where a handle once was attached, when the panel was converted into a pax. White label with the inscription '156'.

Object Condition
Hole under the central arch. Worn.

Comments
The trace of a handle now missing at the back indicates that this diptych wing was later used as a pax.

Provenance
Sold in London in 1906. Lázaro collection (from at least 1927).

Bibliography
J. Lázaro Galdiano, La Colección Lázaro (Madrid, 1927), II, p. 20, no. 478.
E. Camps Cazorla, Inventario del Museo Lázaro Galdiano (1949-1950, unpublished).

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