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Gabled panel (fragment of a diptych; wing, right), 1 register, 1 arch across (baiser de paix) (Front)

Gabled panel (fragment of a diptych; wing, right), 1 register, 1 arch across (baiser de paix) (Front)
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Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs

Inv. GR 25

Ivory;metal (remains of hinges)

Height: 110mm
Width: 50mm
Depth: 6mm

Coronation of the Virgin; angel holding the sun and the moon.
Rosette in the gable. Decoration of encircled dots (later?).

Museum's opinion 2011: France, 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Blue and white label with pencil inscription: 'N [?] 18'.

Object Condition
Background cracked. Two holes in the gable (later).

Provenance
Collection of Alexandrine Louise Grandjean: bequeathed to the Museum in 1923.


Image

© Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Photography: Jean Tholance.

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