Inv. 4116
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; skull of Adam at the foot of the cross; titulus with inscription INRI.
Twisted columns; foliated decoration in the spandrels.
Koechlin 1924: France, 16th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: Flemish, 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.
Object Condition
Worn.
Missing a piece of ivory caused by the drilling of a later hole in the upper part of the pax.
Two smaller holes on either side.
Provenance
Acquired by the Museum in 1868.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 333; II, no. 904.
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