diptych; religious/ritual equipment

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Object Type: diptych; religious/ritual equipment
Museum number: 1855,1201.34
Description: Diptych; ivory; each leaf divided into three zones, each with arcading of five crocketed trefoil arches; Annunciation and Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Betrayal and Death of Judas, Crucifixion and Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost.
Production date: 1350-1400
Production place: Made in: France
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 92 millimetres; Weight: 312.20 grammes; Width: 112 millimetres; Depth: 12 millimetres
Bibliographic references: Dalton 1909 / Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era with Examples of Mohammedan Art and Carvings in Bone in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum (284); Koechlin 1924 / Les Ivoires Gothiques Français (810)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Good
Subjects: architecture; annunciation; nativity; adoration of magi; arrest in garden; crucifixion; resurrection; ascension; pentecost
Associated names: Representation of: Jesus Christ; Representation of: Virgin Mary; Representation of: Judas Iscariot; Representation of: Apostles; Representation of: Magi
Acquisition name: Purchased from: John Webb; Purchased through: Christie's
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1855,1201.34
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: BL.1627 (Bernal Collection)

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