Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquette) (Front)

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Madrid, Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Inv. 52180

Ivory

Height: 113mm
Width: 64mm
Depth: 6mm

Adoration of the Magi; one of the Magi kissing Christ's foot.
Foliated decoration in the spandrels.

Museum's opinion 2012: Italy, 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing ring hinges on the right side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Slightly chamfered along the outer longer edge.

Provenance
Collection of the Marquess of Salamanca. Acquired by the Museum in May 1874.

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© Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
Credit line: Inv. 52180. Photography: Antonio Trigo Arnal. Archivo del Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

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