Virgin and Child

1350-1375 (Medieval)

8 cm 21.2 cm 3.2 cm

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This Virgin and Child was carved from a curved piece of ivory corresponding to the shape of the original elephant tusk. Only the front is carved, suggesting that it was attached to a flat surface such as a shrine or diptych. A few areas of color are preserved from the original...

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Professor Paul Soubeiran de Pierres, Montpellier, France; Professor Paul Soubeiran de Pierres Sale, New York, December 8, 1927, lot 69; Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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