Coronation of the Virgin; blessing gesture; bench.
Koechlin 1924 and Vitali 1976: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Zastrow 1978 and Museum's opinion 2010: France, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: patterned hems of clothes.
Reverse
Flat. A few deeper horizontal cuts, especially behind Christ.
Lower section crosshatched.
Object Condition
The hands of the Virgin have been restored.
Missing: end of fingers on Christ's left hand.
Provenance
Guasconi collection, Milan; acquired by the Museum in 1863.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 261; II, no. 731
G. Nicodemi, 'Avori del Castello Sforzesco', in Città di Milano (January 1929), p. 17.
L. Vitali, Avori gotici francesi (Milan, 1976), no. 29.
O. Zastrow, Museo d'arti applicate: gli avori (Milan, 1978), no. 38, pl. 73.
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