The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)

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Maker

(carver)

Title

The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)

Date of Production

c. 1250-1300

Dimensions

Height: 100 mm
Width: 74 mm
Depth: 11 mm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.6

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, 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.

Inscriptions

Inscription: incised on reverse with profile head of a man and the letters WWD

Inscription: inscribed in black ink on reverse No:1

Provenance

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