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Dagger handle (?) (Side)

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Subject
Secular. Courtly love.

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Milan, Castello Sforzesco, Civiche Raccolte d'Arte Applicata

Avori 169

Ivory

Height: 90mm
Width: 24mm
Depth: 11mm

Couple embracing (lovers).

Zastrow 1978: Northern Italy, 14th century.
Martini and Rizzardi 1990: Northern Italy (?), end of the 14th century (?).
Museum's opinion 2009: French or North Italian (?), 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Worn.

Provenance
Eugenia Parravicino collection, Varese; acquired by the Museum in 1927.

Bibliography
O. Zastrow, 'Avori', in Capolavori di arte decorativa nel Castello Sforzesco (Milan, 1975), p. 157.
O. Zastrow, Museo d'arti applicate: gli avori (Milan, 1978), no. 43, pl. 95-96.
Avori bizantini e medievali nel museo nazionale di Ravenna, ed. by L. Martini and C. Rizzardi (Ravenna, 1990), p. 122, fig. 53.

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