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mirror-case
Object Type
mirror-case
Museum number
1856,0623.125
Description
Mirror-case; ivory; carved; oval; depicts Adoration of Magi; Magi on right hold covered vessels; Virgin and Christ sit on left with Joseph standing behind; star above; foliated border; angel half-figure and foliated scroll projecting from top.
Production date
16thC(late)
Production place
Made in:
France
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
11.80 centimetres
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
(446)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
adoration of magi
angel
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Joseph
Representation of:
Caspar
Representation of:
Balthazar
Representation of:
Melchior
Representation of:
Magi
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William Maskell
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0623.125