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Ivory leaf of a diptych

Artist: Medieval (French)

Location: British Museum

Date: 1300 - 1350

Materials: ivory

Dimensions: 22 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £75 (Total: £75)

Vendor: Retired seaman from Portsmouth

Review number: 1318 (1943)

Provenance:
Found by a retired seaman in second-hand shop in a south-coast town.

Description:
The right-hand leaf of a diptych with scenes from the Passion. In two registers - upper showing the Descent from the Cross, lower showing the Entombment.

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