Saint Mary Magdalene with ointment pot.
Koechlin 1924: France, beginning of 16th century.
Museum's opinion 2012: France, early 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Cracked.Missing: part of the bottom of the robe at the front (replaced).
Provenance
Collection of Alfred André, restorer of art works, Paris. Ernest Odiot collection, Paris (no. 32). 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
Exposition rétrospective de l'art français des origines à 1800, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Petit Palais, 1900, not catalogued.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 249, 353, 448; II, no. 985; III, pl. CLXXII.
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