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diptych
;
religious/ritual equipment
Object Type
diptych
religious/ritual equipment
Museum number
1856,0623.51
Description
Diptych; ivory; pierced; openwork; left leaf: depiction of the Crucifixion between St.John the Evanglist and the Virgin; right leaf: St.Margaret issuing from back of monster and being crowned by angel; St.Catherine with wheel and palm-branch; some traces of green and red paint; left side of Crucifixion scene missing; back: nails from the hinges visible.
Production date
14thC
Production place
Made in:
France
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
France
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
55 millimetres
Width:
79 millimetres
Depth:
6 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
(279)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
saint/martyr
crucifixion
angel
monster
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Representation of:
St Margaret of Antioch
Representation of:
St Catherine of Alexandria
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William Maskell
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0623.51
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
36
(Maskell)