Gothic Ivories Project | Panel (fragment), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Panel (fragment), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Panel (fragment), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe

Inv. 1931.54

Ivory

Height: 119 mm
Width: 75 mm
Depth: 8 mm

Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; onlookers; soldiers.
Foliated decoration in the spandrels.

Museum's opinion 2015: English (?), c. 1400.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Object Condition
Holes caused by dental nodules in the ivory. Very dry. Numerous cracks. Edges chipped.
Missing: left side and right side (including saint John the Evangelists and onlookers).

Provenance
Acquired by the Museum in 1931. [Provenance information not yet communicated]

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