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Source Description
The scene is placed beneath a flattened arch and on a cross hatched gilt ground. Traces of blue paint remain on the robes of the kings, and a blue line runs around the frame. Details of crowns and gifts are gilded.The plaque appears to be from the same shrine wing as Walters 71.217.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14509
label
Plaque with the Adoration of the Kings
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14509
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with the Adoration of the Kings
description
The scene is placed beneath a flattened arch and on a cross hatched gilt ground. Traces of blue paint remain on the robes of the kings, and a blue line runs around the frame. Details of crowns and gifts are gilded.The plaque appears to be from the same shrine wing as Walters 71.217.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1430-1460 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
4.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 x W: 1 7/8 in. (5.9 x 4.8 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
RelatedObjects
19610
med
bone with polychromy
creator_ids
6505
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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bf94a18083c1f12b