Orléans, Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais
A.6197
Ivory
Height: 134mm Width: 184mm (open) Depth: 9mm
Wing, left
Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide.
Centre panel
Standing Virgin and Child; two angels crowning the Virgin.
Wing, right
Saint Catherine of Alexandria with wheel and martyr's palm; saint Catherine of Alexandria trampling emperor Maxentius.
Pinnacles; pointed trefoils.
Museum's opinion 2012: France (?), 19th century.
Attribution Unknown
Hinges Two hinges on either side.
Reverse Flat and scratched.
Object Condition Two holes in the upper part of the centre panel.
Provenance Collection of Alexis Pierre: his bequest to the museum on 20 November 1948.
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