Gothic Ivories Project | Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

View other images of this object

Back

Links

Subject
Religious. Saints.

Private collection, London (in 2013)

S/n

Ivory

Height: 110mm
Width: 91mm
Depth: 10mm

Saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, curved staff and satchel; open book; two pilgrims kneeling in donor position, also with staff and satchel; rosary beads.
Crosshatched background; foliated decoration; columns.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.

Object Condition
Missing: handle; two fingers on the female pilgrim's hand (replaced).
Upper border chipped at the front.

Provenance
Sale, Louviers, 25 May 2013, lot 66; private collection, London.

Image

All images on this website are made available exclusively for scholarly and educational purposes and may not be used commercially.

Please remember to acknowledge any use of the site in publications and lectures as: 'Gothic Ivories Project at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk', followed by the date you accessed the site.