Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.
Pointed trefoil in the gable.
Longhurst 1929: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Williamson and Davies 2014: France, mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.
Chamfered outer edges, except for the lower edge.
Object Condition
Missing: the top of the gable; possibly pinnacles on either side.
Two holes are pierced in the background on either side of the cross.
The bottom border is chipped.
Provenance
Hearn collection, Menton (probably acquired after Alfred Williams Hearn's death in 1903 by his widow Ellen Hearn); given by Mrs Hearn to the museum in 1923.
Bibliography
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 28, pl. XXV.
T. Richter, Paxtafeln und Pacificalia, Studien zu Form, Ikonographie und liturgischem Gebrauch (Weimar, 2003), p. 212.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 136.
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