Crucifixion with thieves; Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls; soldiers; Longinus with spear kneeling in prayer; Stephaton giving Christ vinegar; soldier holding a shield with three heads; skull of Adam at the foot of the cross.
Twisted columns with foliated decoration (modern).
Dalton 1909: Northern French or Flemish, 14th-15th century.
Koechlin 1924: French, 1st half of 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2010: Northern French or Flemish, c. 1375 and 19th century (restorations).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Ink inscription 'W. M' (for William Maskell) and '122'.
Object Condition
Missing: right arm of the thief on the right.
The figure of Christ, the arched canopy at the top and wreathed column to the left are all modern restorations.
Provenance
Collection of William Maskell (b. 1814, d. 1890), collection number 122; British Museum, by purchase, 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum, (London, 1909), no. 312, Pl. LXXII.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 323, 326; II, no. 863.
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