Noli me Tangere (Christ appearing to saint Mary Magdalene); trees.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Dalton 1909: France, late 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border. Green staining around the holes.
Object Condition
Missing: lower part of the cross held by Christ and part of the right border.
Drilled holes in the centre of the upper and lower parts of the panel.
Provenance
Collection of J. F. Boreham, 1902: bought from him by the British Museum in 1902.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 354, Pl. LXXXI.
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