Gothic Ivories Project | Openwork relief (probably fragment of a handle; appliqué ajouré) (Front)

Openwork relief (probably fragment of a handle; appliqué ajouré) (Front)

Openwork relief (probably fragment of a handle; appliqué ajouré) (Front)

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Subject
Secular.

Repository Institution
www.orleans.fr

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Orléans, Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais

A.6960

Bone

Height: 110mm
Width: 22-33mm
Depth: 4-5mm

Unidentified standing female figure; crown or wreath.

Museum's opinion 2012: Italian (?), 15th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. Label with ink inscription: 'orleans rue du chariot 1884'.

Object Condition
Three later (?) drilled holes in the bottom part of the piece.

Provenance
Found in Orléans (Loiret), rue du Chariot in 1884.

Image

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