Gothic Ivories Project | Triptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (frise d'arcatures) (Top)

Height: 86mm (centre); 80mm (wings)
Width: 98mm (open)
Depth: 14mm (centre); 6mm (wings)

Wing, left
Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide.
Centre panel
Seated Virgin and Child; two angels crowning the Virgin; two angels holding a cloth of honour; bench.
Wing, right
Saint John the Evangelist holding a martyr's palm.
Border of dentils; rosettes in the spandrels.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges on either side.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: the green background may be an indication of the use of a blue pigment; red (flower); bole for gold (crown and hair).

Reverse
The back of the centre panel is projecting forward so that the cross section of this part is triangular.Wings: flat and smooth.

Object Condition
Central hole in the lower border of the centre panel and on the underside (plugged).

Provenance
Unknown provenance.

Bibliography
F. Manzari, 'Un trittico eburneo con l'Incoronazione della vergine e i Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista', in Arte Medievale, year 7 (2008), pp. 115-120.

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