Paris, Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
ODUT01831
Ivory;gilt copper (fittings)
Height: 100mm Width: 145mm Depth: 105mm
Lid
Martyrdom of two unidentified saints (saint Cosmas and saint Damian?).
Body, front
Flagellation of saint Denis.
End, right
Martyrdom of unidentified saint; pincers.
Body, back
Martyrdom of unidentified saint: crucifixion. Saint Denis thrown to the lions. Saint or Christ giving communion to a bishop saint; angel holding vessels.
End, left
Martyrdom of saint Laurence on a gridiron. Burning of saint Denis in the furnace.
Museum's opinion 2010: 19th century.
Attribution Unknown
Reverse Carved on all sides.
Object Condition Lid broken vertically across the second compartment.
Provenance Collection of Auguste Dutuit, Paris: Dutuit bequest to the Museum in 1902.
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