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Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Life of Christ.

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Edinburgh, National Museum of Scotland

Inv. A.1882.6.8

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 65mm
Width: 60mm (each)
Depth: 7mm

Wing, left
Adoration of the Magi.
Wing, right
Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls.

Museum's opinion 2015: France, 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth.
White label with the inscription 'No. 12'.

Provenance
Acquired by the museum in 1882 from S. Willson, Strand.


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