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Glasgow, the Burrell Collection

Inv. 21.3

Walrus ivory

Height: 75mm
Width: 71mm
Depth: 25mm
Weight: 104.5g

Seated queen; crown; soldiers in armour holding shields; shield with fleur-de-lys; sword; standing ladies; throne with foliated decoration.

Glasgow 1988: German or Scandinavian, c. 1375-1390.
Glasgow Museums' opinion 2013: German or Scandinavian, late 13th or early 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Bought by Sir William Burrell from Mr John Hunt, 25 November 1938, for £160; given to the City of Glasgow by Sir William and Constance, Lady Burrell, in 1944.

Bibliography
Rarer Gifts than Gold: Fourteenth-Century Art in Scottish Collections, exhibition catalogue, Glasgow, Burrell Collection, 28 April-26 June 1988, no. 15, p. 21.

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