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panel
Object Type
panel
Museum number
1856,0623.92
Description
Panel; ivory; carved; depiction of the Deposition; Joseph of Arimathea holds Christ's body flanked by the Virgin, St John the Evangelist, Nicodemus and Zacchaeus; rugged cross; beneath canopy with masonry above; back: flat and smooth with a few scratches.
Production date
15thC(late)
Production place
Made in:
Belgium
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
79 millimetres
Weight:
21.60 grammes
Width:
57 millimetres
Depth:
3 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
(323)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
saint/martyr
crucifixion
deposition
architecture
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Representation of:
Nicodemus
Representation of:
Zacchaeus
Representation of:
St Joseph of Arimathaea
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William Maskell
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0623.92