Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Missing: tail of the devil (dragon); left horn of the devil (dragon). Two slits at back of shoulders now filled with ivory or bone originally held wings. Figure of archangel broken at the ankle of the right foot and the instep of the left and subsequently repaired.
A small hole in his head just above the jewel probably was to secure a small cross.
The underside has a dowel hole.

Provenance
Acquired in 1854 (possibly in London).

Bibliography
Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged according to the dates of their acquisition (London, 1868), I, p. 15.
W. Maskell, Ivories Ancient and Mediaeval in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1872), p. 1.
A. Maskell, Ivories (Connoisseurs Library), (London, 1905), p. 4, pl. XL.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 108.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 31.