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Diptych, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaquettes) (Front)
Diptych, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaquettes) (Front)
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Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum

Inv. Pl 23:9

Ivory;metal (hinges and hook)

Height: 76mm
Width: 49mm

Wing, left
Man of Sorrows; crown of thorns.
Wing, right
Virgin.
Brickwork or tiled roof.

Jülich 2007: Netherlands (?), c. 1500 (?).


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two modern hinges

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy and gilding: gold (architectural details, hair), dark red (Virgin's cloak).

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges slightly chamfered.
Two holes visible in the upper part of each panel, probably for hanging.

Provenance
Collection of Friedrich Marx: Marx bequest to the Museum in 1919.

Bibliography
T. Jülich, Die mittelalterlichen Elfenbeinarbeiten des Hessischen Landesmuseums Darmstadt, exhibition catalogue, Regensburg, 2007, no. 57.


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