Gothic Ivories Project | Hair parter (gravoir) (Front)

Hair parter (gravoir) (Front)

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Subject
Secular.

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Ghent, STAM Gent (formerly Bijlokemuseum)

Inv. 12.204 1/6

Bone

Height: 159mm
Width: 8mm

Female figure (queen?) holding a book; crown.

Museum's opinion 2013: 14th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved.

Provenance
Found during excavations on the site of the Abbey of Saint Bavo.

Image

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