Inv. 120 C
Side 1: Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; saint John the Evangelist holding a martyr's palm.
Side 2:Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon.
Kneeling angel below the volute. Foliated decoration (ivy leaf or vine leaf pattern).
Koechlin 1924 and Vitali 1976: France, end of the 2nd quarter of 14th century.
Florence 1989: France (Paris), c. 1330-1340.
Museum's opinion 2012: France (Paris), c. 1330-1340.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved on both sides.
Object Condition
Numerous holes for lost metal fittings.
Provenance
Lemann collection. Carrand collection: bequeathed by Louis Carrand (d. 1888) to the Museo del Bargello in 1888.
Bibliography
G. Sangiorgi, La Collection Carrand au Bargello (Rome, 1895), p. 10, no. 11, pl. XI.
I. B. Supino, Catalogo del Regio Museo Nazionale di Firenze (Florence, 1898), p. 235, no. 120.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 271, 272, 274, 275; II, no. 763.
L. Vitali, Avori gotici francesi (Milan, 1976), pp. 32-33, no. 19.
Arti del Medio Evo e del Rinascimento. Omaggio ai Carrand, 1889-1989, exhibition catalogue, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, 1989, p. 245, no. 27.
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