Gothic Ivories Project | Writing tablet, 1 register, 3 arches across (tablette à écrire; plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Writing tablet, 1 register, 3 arches across (tablette à écrire; plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Writing tablet, 1 register, 3 arches across (tablette à écrire; plaquette; frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Subject
Secular. Courtly love.

Repository Institution
www.bonnefanten.nl

To purchase an image
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Maastricht, Bonnefantenmuseum

Inv. 10-4767

Ivory

Height: 85mm
Width: 55mm

Castle of Love. Courting couples (meeting of lovers); winged God of Love throwing arrows at lovers; couple embracing; youth kneeling; portcullis.
Pointed trefoils.

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

Attribution
Unknown

Object Condition
The upper part of the panel has been shaved to give it a rounded shape.

Provenance
Collection of J. M. Neutelings-Heuts, Brasschaat; on permanent loan from Willem Neutelings since 1994 (no. 81).

Image

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