Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls.
Border of dentils; pointed trefoils.
Williamson and Davies 2014: Mosan or Rhenish, c. 1360-1380.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy; red (Christ's hair and body, architectural details, around the border).
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border. Circular blue and white label with inscription: '613'.
Comments
Traces of glue along the upper border of the panel.
Provenance
Acquired after the death of Alfred Williams Hearn (b. 1842, d. 1903) by his widow Ellen Hearn, Menton: given by her to the Museum in 1923.
Bibliography
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 128.
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