Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 ogee arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

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Wing, left

Wing, right

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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ.

Repository Institution
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Madrid, Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Inv. 59978

Ivory;metal (hinges;later chain)

Height: 82mm
Width: 44mm (each)

Wing, left
Nativity; angels praying.
Wing, right
Adoration of the Magi.
Crosshatched background; tracery; foliated decoration.

Museum's opinion 2012: 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Object Condition
One broken hinge.

Provenance
Purchased by the Museum in April 1959 from Miguel Lucas Villar.

Bibliography
M. L. Herrera, 'Díptico de marfil gótico', in Memorias de los Museos arqueológicos (1958-1961), vol. XIX-XXII, pp. 51-52, pl. XII.

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© Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
Credit line: Inv. 59978. Photography: Antonio Trigo Arnal. Archivo del Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

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