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Fécamp, Palais Bénédictine

Inv. A-3-d02'

Ivory

Height: 148mm
Width: 100mm
Depth: 2-11mm

Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; saint John the Evangelist holding a girdle book; titulus.
Crosshatched background; twisted columns; foliated decoration in the spandrels.

Museum's opinion 2013: 18th century (?) in a 15th-century style.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. Blue and white label.

Object Condition
Two holes in the upper part of the piece.

Provenance
Unknown provenance.

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