Scenes from Christ's Passion on a box with hipped roof
Maker
(carver)
1400-1499
Burgundy 15th Century (carver)
1400-1499
1400-1499
Burgundy 15th Century (carver)
1400-1499
Title
Scenes from Christ's Passion on a box with hipped roof
Date of Production
(circa) 1450 - 1500
Medium
carved ivory and bone on wood with marquetry base and ivory feet
Dimensions
Height: 148 mm
Width: 258 mm
Width: 258 mm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.24
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This casket depicts the narrative and instruments of Christ’s Passion. One side has the twelve apostles either side of a wafer-shaped image of Christ crucified above a large chalice. This suggests the casket may have been used to carry the Host during the Mass.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
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