Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register (plaquettes) (Side)

Diptych, 1 register (plaquettes) (Side)

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Back, left wing

Back, right wing

Front

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Subject
Religious.

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London, The British Museum

1885,0804.16

Metal (hinges);ivory

Height: 110mm
Width: 163mm
Depth: 11mm
Weight: 254.7gr

Wing, left
Three Marys holding ointment pots; city; scrolls with the inscriptions: 'M. Salome', 'M. Leophe', 'M. Jacob'; trees.
Wing, right
Angel standing by the empty tomb; one soldier asleep. Noli me Tangere (Christ appearing to saint Mary Magdalene); scroll with the inscription: 'M. Magda'; woven fence.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Blue and white label with inscription 'M. R. Hawkins 30'. Blue and white label with inscription '28'.

Provenance
Collection of M. R. Hawkins. Acquired by the Museum in 1885.

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