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Pax with truncated gable, 1 register, 1 arch across (baiser de paix) (Front)

Pax with truncated gable, 1 register, 1 arch across (baiser de paix) (Front)
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Back

Bottom

Subject
Religious. Saints.

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Madrid, Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Inv. 3627

Ivory

Height: 107mm
Width: 66mm
Depth: 7mm

Standing Virgin and Child; saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat and staff.
Incised trefoils in the spandrels.

Camps Cazorla 1949-1950: dubious, 15th-century style.
Museum's opinion 2013: 15th century (?).


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. White label with the inscription: 'no 154'.

Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the piece.

Provenance
In the Museo Lázaro Galdiano by 1949.

Bibliography
E. Camps Cazorla, Inventario del Museo Lázaro Galdiano (1949-1950, unpublished).


Image

© Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid - 2013.

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