Gothic Ivories Project | Statuette or relief (appliqué) (Front)

Statuette or relief (appliqué) (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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Ivory

Standing Virgin and Child; Christ seated on left arm; Christ in long robe (?); Christ holding a fruit in his left hand; angel crowning the Virgin (only hands remaining).

Attribution
Unknown

Object Condition
Missing: angel crowning the Virgin (only hands remaining); other figure to the right (one hand remaining, on Christ's left shoulder; possibly another angel); object or stem of flowers originally held by the Virgin.
Crown and veil chipped. Base chipped to the left at the front.

Provenance
Demotte collection, early 20th century.

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