Gothic Ivories Project | Pax (fragment; baiser de paix; colonnette) (Front)

Pax (fragment; baiser de paix; colonnette) (Front)

Pax (fragment; baiser de paix; colonnette) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts

A 253

Bone (?)

Height: 85mm
Width: 50mm
Depth: 10mm

Two executioners with whips (part of a Flagellation scene).
Crosshatched background.

Museum's opinion 2011: 16th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. 1912 inventory label. 1950s inventory label. Green and gold blank label.

Object Condition
Missing: right and upper side of the piece including Christ.

Comments
This piece was probably originally rounded at the top.

Provenance
Acquired before 1881.

Bibliography
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 139.

Image

© Réunion des musées nationaux (RMN) - Stéphane Maréchalle.
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