The Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, front cover of a set of writing tablets
Maker
Title
The Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, front cover of a set of writing tablets
Date of Production
c. 1325-50?
Dimensions
Height: 98 mm
Width: 56 mm
Width: 56 mm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.20
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Carved into the back of this thin panel is a shallow recess to hold a layer of wax. Notes were written into the wax with a sharp instrument called a stylus and could then be wiped away and reused. On the front is the scene of Christ’s Nativity. It recurs with slight variations on many medieval ivories, for example, on the beautiful Passion diptych on the other side of this case.
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