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Crozier Head with Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, and Saint Denis

ca. 1350
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
This head of a bishop's staff bears two iconic images: on one side, a Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist; on the other, a standing Virgin and Child with a monastic donor kneeling before her and Saint Denis, the patron saint of France.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crozier Head with Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, and Saint Denis
  • Date: ca. 1350
  • Geography: Made in probably Paris, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Elephant ivory
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (14.8 x 8 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Elephant
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.164
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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