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Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

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Religious.

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Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts

A 1454

Ivory

Height: 99mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 10mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist. Skull of Adam at the foot of the cross.

Guide 1957: 16th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Holland, 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. Chamfered slot for missing handle. Label with ink inscription: '799'. 1950s inventory label.

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

Provenance
Bought by the Museum on 2 December 1889 from Dancoisne (4 francs or).

Bibliography
Musée de Lille : Guide de la Section des Objets d'art (Paris, 1957), p. 19.

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