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Source Description
This large and coarsely carved ivory shows the Crucifixion beneath a single trefoil arch with a crocketed gable and two trefoils above. The Three Marys are at the left of the Cross, and John and a Hebrew at the right.The hinges are missing, and a break appears at the upper hinge slot. The surface is considerably rubbed; several cracks are visible.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31132
label
Diptych Leaf with the Crucifixion
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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31132
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Diptych Leaf with the Crucifixion
description
This large and coarsely carved ivory shows the Crucifixion beneath a single trefoil arch with a crocketed gable and two trefoils above. The Three Marys are at the left of the Cross, and John and a Hebrew at the right.The hinges are missing, and a break appears at the upper hinge slot. The surface is considerably rubbed; several cracks are visible.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Raoul Heilbronner Sale, Paris, June 22-23, 1921, lot 57; George R. Harding, London, 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd quarter 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
leaves
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.9
height
11.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 13/16 x W: 4 7/16 in. (19.9 x 11.2 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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6229
collection_ids
MED
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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