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Source Description
Gabriel approaches from the left, pointing his finger towards a scroll. The Virgin, who raises her right hand in surprise, holds a book in her left. Her apron-style drapery has cascades of small folds falling at either side. A vase with a lily sits between the figures, and the Holy Ghost descends from the clouds above. The scene is set beneath a canopy of three trefoil arches surmounted by a band of dentils.The Annunciation box appears to be the only religious ivory known from the Atelier of the Boxes. The treatment of the architectural canopy is identical to other works from the workshop. The interior, which is the bottom of the box, is divided into compartments to hold a balance and weights. The sliding top of the box is missing.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
22567
label
Box Bottom with the Annunciation
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
22567
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Box Bottom with the Annunciation
description
Gabriel approaches from the left, pointing his finger towards a scroll. The Virgin, who raises her right hand in surprise, holds a book in her left. Her apron-style drapery has cascades of small folds falling at either side. A vase with a lily sits between the figures, and the Holy Ghost descends from the clouds above. The scene is set beneath a canopy of three trefoil arches surmounted by a band of dentils.The Annunciation box appears to be the only religious ivory known from the Atelier of the Boxes. The treatment of the architectural canopy is identical to other works from the workshop. The interior, which is the bottom of the box, is divided into compartments to hold a balance and weights. The sliding top of the box is missing.
provenance
John Hunt Collection, Dublin, Ireland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Lewis V. Randall, Montreal [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Ruth Blumka, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1977.
date
3rd quarter 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
boxes (containers)
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
4.5
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 3/4 x D: 3/8 in. (7.9 x 4.5 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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6476
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
3009
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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24008a46e8cf8657
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8d922c2edd6dc4cc
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no
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no