Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; rugged cross.
Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Gaborit-Chopin 2003 and Museum's opinion 2010: Paris, 1st third of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy.
Object Condition
Cracks. Chips around the hinges. Some holes later filled in.
Provenance
Jean-Charles Davillier collection (no. 47); bequest of J.-C. Davillier to the Musée du Louvre, 1883.
Bibliography
L. Courajod and E. Molinier, Donation du baron Charles Davillier. Catalogue des objets exposés au musée du Louvre (Paris, 1885), no. 47.
E. Molinier, Musée National du Louvre. Catalogue des ivoires (Paris, 1896), no. 106.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 220; II, no. 591.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, Ivoires médiévaux, Ve-XVe siècle (Paris: Musée du Louvre, 2003), no. 149.
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