Carved Gothic ivory diptych, Virgin and Child, Crucifixion

An image of Sculpture / Diptych. Left wing: Virgin and child enthroned with two angels holding tall candles. Right wing: Crucifixion with Virgin and St John. Both scenes are placed under a crocketted and cusped arch. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 5.2 cm, width, whole, 7.9 cm, 1300-1400. Gothic, Medieval. Production Place: France.

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Sculpture / Diptych. Left wing: Virgin and child enthroned with two angels holding tall candles. Right wing: Crucifixion with Virgin and St John. Both scenes are placed under a crocketted and cusped arch. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 5.2 cm, width, whole, 7.9 cm, 1300-1400. Gothic, Medieval. Production Place: France.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.256-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 786 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 141.33kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2013:01:22 14:43:19

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14th Century angels baby Bible biblical Calvary carved child children Christ crucified crucifix crucifixion devotional diptych Easter enthroned Fitz_AA French Golgotha Gothic infants ivory Jesus Madonna Marian Mary Medieval mother mother and child New Testament passion Passion of Christ relief religion religious sculpture St John the Evangelist Virgin Mary

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