Gothic Ivories Project | Panel (fragment of a box; lid), 1 register (plaquette; boite) (Front)

Panel (fragment of a box; lid), 1 register (plaquette; boite) (Front)

Panel (fragment of a box; lid), 1 register (plaquette; boite) (Front)

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Subject
Secular.

Repository Institution
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Bourges, Musée du Berry

Inv. 1960.31.25

Bone

Height: 68 mm
Width: 32 mm

Male musician playing a string instrument (lute).
Crosshatched background.

Museum’s opinion 2014: Italian or French, 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Comments
This panel would originally have decorated the lid of a box similar to the two examples in Bourges.

Provenance
Said to have been found in a tomb, near Beaune (Côte d'Or). Acquired by the Museum in December 1960.

Image

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