Saint George and the dragon.
Twisted columns.
Gaborit-Chopin 2003 and Museum's opinion 2010: 15th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Inscriptions in ink: 'DAV./65', 'M/123'.
Traces of a rasp.
Panel slightly convex.
Object Condition
Small cracks. Pointed end worn.
Central hole in the upper part.
Provenance
Collection of baron Jean-Charles Davillier; bequest of J.-C. Davillier, 1883.
Bibliography
L. Courajod, E. Molinier, Donation du baron Charles Davillier. Catalogue des objets exposés au musée du Louvre (Paris, 1885), no. 65.
E. Molinier, Musée National du Louvre. Catalogue des ivoires (Paris, 1896), no. 123.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, Ivoires médiévaux, Ve-XVe siècle (Paris: Musée du Louvre, 2003), no. 249.
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