Ivory panel, the Coronation of the Virgin and a Miracle at the Virgin's Funeral
On display
Panel from a set of writing tablets or from a box. In the upper scene the Virgin and God seated; she is in prayer, he is blessing; at the sides censing angels. In the lower scene a group of men carry a bier with the Virgin's body; right-centre a Jew tries to grab the body; left-centre he falls down, his hands severed from the body. Each scene beneath six arches. One of a pair with WA2013.1.4.1.
Details
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Title
Ivory panel, the Coronation of the Virgin and a Miracle at the Virgin's Funeral
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Associated place
France (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1350 - 1370 -
Material and technique
elephant-ivory; carved
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Object type
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Dimensions
10.7 cm (height)
6.4 cm (length) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.4.2
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
