Liturgical Comb Fragment

1180–1220

Not on view

Liturgical comb fragment depicting the Tree of Jesse. Tree grows from loins of Jesse, contains the Virgin and above, the Christ child with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Flanking the Virgin are the prophet Isaiah and Saint Fulbert, the twelfth century bishop of Chartres.

Artwork Details

Title: Liturgical Comb Fragment
Date: 1180–1220
Culture: German
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/8 x 4 in. (9.1 x 10.2 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Purchased jointly by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters Collection) and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux de France (Palais du Louvre), 1973
Object Number: 1973.70
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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