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diptych
;
religious/ritual equipment
Object Type
diptych
religious/ritual equipment
Museum number
1856,0623.50
Description
Diptych; ivory; carved; openwork; left panel: Last Supper (or the Meal at Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper); Mary Magdalene annoints Christ's feet, St John leans forward; right panel: depiction of the Deposition with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus holding Christ's body, flanked by the Virgin, St John the Evangelist and soldier; canopy with pierced tracery at top; gilding on details of canopy, halos, hair, beards and parts of clothing; green polychromy on floor, hats and sleeves; inscription on back.
Production date
15thC(late)
Production place
Made in:
Belgium
Materials
ivory
gold
Technique
carved
gilded
Dimensions
Height:
58 millimetres
Weight:
14.30 grammes
Width:
85 millimetres
Depth:
4 millimetres
$Inscriptions
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
(322)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
saint/martyr
cross
last supper
(?)
deposition
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Representation of:
St Mary Magdalene
Representation of:
St Joseph of Arimathaea
Representation of:
Nicodemus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William Maskell
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0623.50