Gothic Ivories Project | Writing tablet, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette; tablette à écrire) (Front)

Writing tablet, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette; tablette à écrire) (Front)

Writing tablet, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette; tablette à écrire) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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London, The British Museum

1920,0415.6

Ivory

Height: 100mm
Width: 56mm
Depth: 8mm
Weight: 54.3g

Adoration of the Magi; Christ making a blessing gesture with his right hand.
Rosettes in the spandrels.

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

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: black (halo), red and green (architectural details).

Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border.

Object Condition
A few scratches.

Provenance
Purchased by the Museum from Dr Philip Nelson (Liverpool) in 1920.

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