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diptych
;
religious/ritual equipment
Object Type
diptych
religious/ritual equipment
Museum number
1878,1101.36
Description
Diptych; ivory; carved; left leaf: depiction of Nativity and Annunciation; right leaf: depiction of Adoration of Magi; both under triple arched canopy; modern hinges.
Cultures/periods
Late Medieval
Production date
14thC
Production place
Made in:
France
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
France
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
63 millimetres
Weight:
47.30 grammes
Width:
47 millimetres
((closed))
Width:
94 millimetres
((open))
Depth:
7 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
(294)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
nativity
annunciation
adoration of magi
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Caspar
Representation of:
Balthazar
Representation of:
Melchior
Representation of:
Magi
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Lt-Gen Augustus W H Meyrick
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1878,1101.36