Register 1: Coronation of the Virgin; two angels holding navettes and swinging censers, standing on the sides of the bench.
Register 2: Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds.
Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Vitali 1976: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Zastrow 1978: Central Europe, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2009: France (?), end of 14th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Reverse
Smooth. Vertical oblong darker area, probably protected from the light for a long period of time. Inscription: no. 84 (Museum inventory number).
Object Condition
Missing: lower left corner. Central hole (later) in the upper part of the panel.
Provenance
On loan from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera di Milano to the Museum since 1864.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 170, 174, , 176; II, no. 337.
G. Nicodemi, 'Avori del Castello Sforzesco', in Città di Milano (January 1929), p. 17.
L. Vitali, Avori gotici francesi (Milan, 1976), no. 31.
O. Zastrow, Museo d'arti applicate: gli avori (Milan, 1978), no. 39, pl. 74.
Restituzioni 2000. Capolavori restaurati, exhibition catalogue, Vicenza, Gallerie di Palazzo Montanari, 16 September-19 November 2000 (Milan, 2000), pp. 122-125.
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