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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
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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
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1856,0623.50