Quatrefoil Mount for a Medieval Ivory of the Crucifixion

European

late 19th or early 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Quatrefoil Mount for a Medieval Ivory of the Crucifixion
Date: late 19th or early 20th century
Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany
Culture: European
Medium: Gilded silver, champlevé enamel, glass and stone cabochon mount
Dimensions: 5 1/4 × 4 9/16 × 11/16 in. (13.4 × 11.6 × 1.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.495b
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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