The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)
Maker
(carver)
Title
The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)
Date of Production
1250 - 1300
Dimensions
Height: 100 mm
Width: 74 mm
Width: 74 mm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.6
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In this plaque a Risen Christ appears next to a seated Virgin and Child - a unique and puzzling composition. Its format suggests it could have been mounted with other ivory plaques onto an altarpiece.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: incised on reverse with profile head of a man and the letters WWD
Inscription: inscribed in black ink on reverse No:1
Inscription: inscribed in black ink on reverse No:1
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