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Source Description
This crisply carved devotional statue was once completed by a throne and a gold crown for the Virgin. She rests her feet on a small dragon, symbolizing conquered evil, while the Christ Child raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing.
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Document identity
localId
17517
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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9
Source metadata
id
17517
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
This crisply carved devotional statue was once completed by a throne and a gold crown for the Virgin. She rests her feet on a small dragon, symbolizing conquered evil, while the Christ Child raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing.
provenance
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Hector Economos, Paris, before 1913; Jacques Seligmann, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1225-1250 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
ivories
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9
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9
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.6
height
9
depth
6.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/8 x W: 3 1/2 x D: 2 1/2 in. (22.6 x 9 x 6.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
med
ivory with traces of paint
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6229
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MED
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3581
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