Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (part of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (part of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (part of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

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Paris, Musée de Cluny-Musée national du Moyen Âge

Cl. 15330

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 68mm
Width: 45mm
Depth: 5mm

Adoration of the Magi.
Rosettes in the spandrels.

Koechlin Number: 0471

Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 2nd quarter of the 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2010: France, 2nd quarter of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two broken hinges.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: green (background).

Reverse
Smooth and flat.

Object Condition
Two later holes in the upper part of both panels, probably for hanging.

Comments
The other wing is Cl. 15331.

Provenance
Bequest of François-Achille Wasset in 1906 (no. 9701).

Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, 212, 220; II, no. 471.

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