Register 1: Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds; musician shepherd holding a shawm; sheep.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi.
Pointed trefoils.
Williamson and Davies 2014: French, 1350-1400.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border.
Ink inscription: '13. or 14th century / gothic', over an older ink inscription: 'the [...] / 55' .
Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the panel.
Wear above this hole on both the front and back indicates that a cord has been passed through.
Provenance
Hearn collection, Menton; probably acquired after the death of Alfred Williams Hearn (b. 1842, d. 1903) by his widow Ellen Hearn; given to the Museum by Mrs. Hearn in 1923.
Bibliography
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 125.
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