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Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Back)

Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (plaquettes; frise d'arcatures) (Back)
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Back, left wing

Bottom, left wing

Back

Front

Subject
Religious.

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Lisbon, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

Inv. MNAA 620 Esc

Ivory;silver (later mount)

Height: 67 mm
Width: 52mm
Depth: 6mm

Wing, left
Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two standing angels holding candlesticks.
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.

Museum's opinion 2013: France, 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Extensive traces of glue and glued substance on the back of the left wing. Metal case with incised foliated decoration and a blank shield. White label with the current inventory number and a typed inscription: '1933 'Aquisiçiões' Factura 3392'.

Provenance
Acquired by the Portuguese State from Alberto Carneiro Mesquita in 1933.


Image

© Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. Photography: Giorgio Bordino. Direção-Geral do Património Cultural / Arquivo de Documentação Fotográfica (DGPC/ADF).

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