Monogram 'A A' linked by a love knot.
Foliated decoration.
Dalton 1909: Flemish, 15th century.
Koechlin 1924: 15th century.
Museum's Opinion 2011: Flemish or Northern French, 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat. Crosshatched. Modern ink inscriptions: '324', 'L' and 'en'.
Object Condition
Missing: lower left.
Holes: lower left and two in centre.
Comments
Two other panels from this casket are now in the collection of the Cluny Museum (Cl. 450a and b) (see related objects). The two Cluny panels seem to have belonged to the front of the casket as some uncarved areas probably corresponded to the location of the lock.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909) , no. 373.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 526; II, no. 1315; III, Pl. CCXXVIII.
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