Panel with Virgin and Child

14th century

Not on view

This diminutive carving represents Mary and baby Jesus in a format typical of the north of France during the Gothic period. While the architectural framework is modern, its origin is unclear, and may be a fragment of an ivory diptych of the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century.

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Title: Panel with Virgin and Child
Date: 14th century
Culture: French
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 2 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in. (6.5 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm)
wooden mount: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (9.2 x 3.2 x 3 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.118
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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