Gothic Ivories Project | Panel (probably wing, left; fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds; shepherd holding bagpipes; shepherd holding a horn.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.

Estella Marcos 1984: France (?), mid 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2012: German or French (?), mid 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Object Condition
Chipped border.
Missing: right side of the panel.

Provenance
From the house of the Cea family, León (Casa de los Ceas). Acquired by the museum before 1898.

Bibliography
M. Gómez Moreno, Provincia de León (Madrid, 1906-1908), p. 312.
E. Díaz Jiménez, Historia del Museo Arqueológico de San Marcos. Apuntes para un catálogo (Madrid, 1920), p. 109.
M. D. Berrueta, León (Barcelona, 1953), p. 176.
M.-M. Estella Marcos, La Escultura de marfil en España románica y gótica (Madrid, 1984), pp. 199-200.
L. Grau, Guía/catálogo de 100 piezas del Museo de León (León, 1993), p. 118.

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