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Panel (probably fragment of a casket; end panel), 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; coffret) (Front)

Panel (probably fragment of a casket; end panel), 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; coffret) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ.

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Innsbruck, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum

Inv. E/26

Ivory

Height: 53 mm
Width: 74 mm
Depth: 4 mm

Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit. Nativity with Annunciation to the Shepherds; Joseph seated at the head of the bed.
Border of dentils.

Museum's opinion 2014: French, 3rd quarter of the 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Recessed along the lower edge to be fitted with the other panels of the casket.
Handwritten ink inscription: 'Ult. 10257'.
Pink label with the inscription: 'Legat J. Wieser'.

Object Condition
Holes for missing fittings. Edges crosshatched to be glued to the other sides of the casket.

Comments
This panel was probably originally the end panel of a casket.

Provenance
Collection of Johann von Wieser: his bequest to the museum in 1886.


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