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Subject
Religious.

Repository Institution
www.luhm.lu.se

To purchase an image
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Lund, Universitets Historiska Museum

Inv. LUHM 17292

Walrus ivory

Height: 280mm
Width: 210mm (including arms)

Crucified Christ.

Museum's opinion 2013: 14th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round, but lower relief on the back.

Object Condition
Missing: part of the right foot.
The feet have been damaged by rusting nails. The arms are made of different pieces of ivory.

Provenance
From Bärsjö chapel, Balkåkra, Scania, Sweden; acquired by the Museum in 1911 or 1912.

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