Inv. 1984.01.23
Seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; Christ in long robe; Virgin holding a flower in her right hand; bench.
Utrecht 1987: German (Cologne), end of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Very cracked.
Missing: left hand of Christ.
Provenance
Found on 14 April 1982 in a cesspool at the Korenmarkt in Nijmegen (an old marketplace near the Commanderie); collection of the Commanderie von Sint Jan, Nijmegen from 1984; merged with the G.M. Kam museum of archaeology in 1999 to become the Museum Het Valkhof.
Bibliography
Gotische ivoren: Rijksmuseum het Catharijneconvent Utrecht... [plates volume of objects on display], Utrecht, exhibition catalogue, 1987, no. 46.
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