Inv. 3363
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; titulus with inscription INRI.
Crosshatched background.
Gourdou 1988: France, early 16th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Flemish, 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. Labels with inscriptions: '191', 'No. 43 MUSEE SAINT-OMER'. Ink inscription: 'No. 20 3'. Almond-shaped label obscured with a later label with the current inventory number.
Object Condition
Later central hole in the upper part of the pax.
Worn.
Provenance
Bought in 1858.
Bibliography
Catalogue de l'Exposition rétrospective des arts et monuments du Pas-de-Calais, exhibition catalogue, Arras, 20 May-21 June 1896, no. 2642.
C. Gourdou, Les baisers de paix d'ivoire de la fin du Moyen Age dans les collections françaises (unpublished dissertation, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, 1988), no. 35, pl. LIV.
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