Standing Virgin and Child; Christ seated on left arm; Virgin holding a flower in her right hand; Christ holding a bird with both hands; crown; Christ in long robe; belt.
Vöge 1900: French, 14th century.
Volbach 1923: France, late 14th century.
Koechlin 1924: France, 3rd quarter of 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Numerous cracks.
Provenance
Acquired by the Kunstkammer in Berlin in 1844; part of the collection of the Bode Museum (Inv. 687) until 1923 when it was de-accessioned; given by the Museum in exchange for another work to a 'H. Wendland' (could be Hans Wendland, art historian).
Bibliography
W. Vöge, Die Königlichen Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epochen. Zweite Auflage. Elfenbeinwerke (Berlin, 1900), no. 83, pl. XXVII.
W. F. Volbach, Die Bildwerke des Deutschen Museums, Die Elfenbeinbildwerke (Berlin, 1923), p. 36, pl. 43.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 240; II, no. 656.
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