Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls; sun and moon.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Dalton 1909: French, 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: French, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Pierced by a hole along upper rim. Diagonal incisions at each corner. Modern ink inscriptions, 'W.M' (for William Maskell) and 'owm/'.
Object Condition
Restored top right corner and part of the left border.
Provenance
Acquired in France. William Maskell collection (b. 1814, d. 1890); purchased by the British Museum, 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 301, pl. LXVI.
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