Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon.
Pointed trefoils.
Museum's opinion 2009: France, mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Two missing hinges.
Reverse
Smooth.
Object Condition
Two holes where the hinges once were. Worn, especially the corners.
Missing: part of the lower left corner.
Provenance
Probably collection of Charles Fairfax Murray (b. 1849, d. 1919): label inscribed 'Fairfax Murray 1920' on the reverse. Given to the National Museum of Wales by F. E. Andrews in 1932.
Bibliography
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Carvings in Ivory, exhibition catalogue, London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1923, no. 130 (?; everything corresponds, except the measurements).
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