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Panel (fragment?) (Back)
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London, The British Museum

1921,0407.1

Ivory

Height: 123mm
Width: 74mm
Depth: 10mm
Weight: 135g

Battle before a castle or city; tower; soldiers in armour; horses.

Museum's opinion 2011: Italian, 15th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved and smooth. Affixed paper label (sale catalogue entry): 'A convex plaque, carved with a scene from Valentine and Orson- 4 1/2 inches high, 5 inches wide- Italian, 15th century'. Modern ink inscriptions: '1831' and 'Florence 1/10/88' (on the side of the ivory).

Object Condition
Possibly a fragment of a larger piece.

Comments
Possibly a fragment of a circular box. Dalton suggested this could be a scene from the story of Valentine and Orson (Dalton 1909).

Provenance
Acquired in Italy (Florence?). Collection of Edwin A. Johnson; bought from him by the British Museum in 1921.


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