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Source Description
This plaque, once the right wing of a diptych (two-paneled carving), was slightly altered during its history by carving an arc into the sides, perhaps to force it into a frame. The silver base, added after 1919, is signed: "M. Bucellati, Milano, Roma, Firenze."
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Document identity
localId
125759
label
Plaque: The Crucifixion
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object
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1
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125759
contentType
object
title
Plaque: The Crucifixion
description
This plaque, once the right wing of a diptych (two-paneled carving), was slightly altered during its history by carving an arc into the sides, perhaps to force it into a frame. The silver base, added after 1919, is signed: "M. Bucellati, Milano, Roma, Firenze."
date
c. 1345–1365
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757119
genreSpecific
Ivory
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
without base: 10.8 x 6.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
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France or England, Gothic period, 14th century
accession
1947.65
Source extras
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ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919)
tombstone
Plaque: The Crucifixion, c. 1345–1365. France or England, Gothic period, 14th century. Ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919); without base: 10.8 x 6.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.65
collection
MED - Gothic
inscriptions
inscription
engraved on bottom of later silver base: M. Buccellati, Milano, Roma, Firenza.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:30:20.711000
sourceId
125759
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
med
ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919)
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1
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0
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photo
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