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Virgin and Child

ca. 1260–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Virgin and Child
  • Date: ca. 1260–70
  • Geography: Made in Paris, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Elephant ivory with traces of gilding
  • Dimensions: Overall (without base): 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (14.6 x 4.8 x 4 cm)
    Overall (with base): 7 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. (19.2 x 6 x 4.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Elephant
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.175
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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