Seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; Christ in long robe; Virgin holding a flower in her right hand; crown.
Dalton 1909: French, 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: French, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy and gilding: green (motifs of the Virgin's robe); gold (crown; hair).
Reverse
Slightly curved. Smooth except for some crosshatching in the lower part of the piece.Scratched inscription. Handwritten ink inscription 'W.M.' for William Maskell.
Object Condition
Missing: lower right corner broken.
Provenance
Aquired in France. Collection of William Maskell (b. 1814, d. 1890); British Museum, by purchase, 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 338, pl. LXXVII.
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