Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frises d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frises d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frises d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

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Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire

12260

Ivory;metal (remains of hinges)

Height: 98mm
Width: 58mm
Depth: 8mm

Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; standing Virgin and Child; saint John the Evangelist holding a book and martyr's palm.

Piano 2007: France, c. 1350-1375.
Museum's opinion 2011: French (Ile-de-France), c. 1350-1375.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.

Object Condition
Palm (?) originally held by saint John broken.

Provenance
Bequest of Alice Baird, Geneva, 1926 (via Mr Baird and Mrs van Muyden-Baird, her heirs).

Bibliography
N. Piano, 'La Collection d'ivoires médiévaux du musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève', in Genava LV (2007), pp. 127-157 (pp. 147-148, no. 2).

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