Standing man and woman; man holding a dagger behind his back. Man threatening a woman with a dagger.
Foliated decoration. Arches.
Dalton 1909: Italian, 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Italian, 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round. Hole drilled in the base for attachment.
Object Condition
Features very worn.
Provenance
Collection of Sydney Vacher (b. 1854, d. 1929); British Museum, by donation, 1883.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 418, Pl. XCIII.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 225.
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