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panel
Object Type
panel
Museum number
1856,0623.46
Description
Panel; ivory; carved; openwork; pierced; eight compartments beneath arched canopies showing Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of Magi, Presentation in Temple, Agony in Garden, Betrayal, Judgement of Pilate and Christ mocked by soldiers; indents in frame 2 each on both sides and bottom.
Production date
14thC-15thC
Production place
Made in:
Belgium
(?)
Made in:
France
(North?)
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
pierced
Dimensions
Height:
92 millimetres
Weight:
56.60 grammes
Width:
128 millimetres
Depth:
5 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
(314)
Koechlin 1924 / Les Ivoires Gothiques Français
(866)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Top left appears to have been re-attached; holes in central divider have been filled.
Subjects
soldier
annunciation
nativity
adoration of magi
presentation in temple
agony in garden
arrest in garden
judgement of christ
mocking
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Caspar
Representation of:
Balthazar
Representation of:
Melchior
Representation of:
Pontius Pilate
Representation of:
Judas Iscariot
Representation of:
Magi
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William Maskell
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0623.46
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
120
(Maskell)