Inhabited vine scrolls (rinceaux); grapes; foliage; lion attacking a stag; dog attacking a goat; bird.
New York 1954: Spanish, 13th or 14th century.
Randall 1993: French or English, mid-13th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Crosshatched to receive glue for attachment. Deep recess.
Object Condition
Holes in the upper part of the piece.
Missing: stag's left rear hoof and horns.
Comments
It has been suggested that this fragment could come from a saddle-bow or a musical instrument.
Provenance
Collection of José Maria de Palacio, Conde de las Almenas, Madrid: his sale, American Art Association, New York, 13-15 January 1927, lot 314; bought by the Museum in 1927.
Bibliography
Spanish Medieval Art, exhibition catalogue, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, 1954, no. 29.
J. W. Mann, 'Diptych with Scenes from Christ's Passion', Medieval Art, The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin XX (Winter 1992), pp. 38-39.
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 177.
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