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Panel

  • Object:

    Panel

  • Place of origin:

    Italy (made)

  • Date:

    beginning of 15th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Workshop of Embriachi (school of, production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Bone

  • Museum number:

    357E-1889

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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These six oblong and curved placques were originally part of a casket. They are carved in relief with figure groups and narrate the story of Paris.

Physical description

Six panels, portions of a casket. Sections of bone, oblong and curved, carved in relief with figure groups. Scenes from the story of Paris.

Place of Origin

Italy (made)

Date

beginning of 15th century (made)

Artist/maker

Workshop of Embriachi (school of, production)

Materials and Techniques

Bone

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 4 cm

Object history note

Acquired in London.

Descriptive line

Panel, bone

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1889. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890. pp. 37
Longhurst, Margaret.Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London. Board of Education. 1929. pp. 67
Dalton, O.M. Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum. London. 1909. No. 410

Production Note

made North Italy

Materials

Bone

Subjects depicted

Mercury; Figure, female

Collection code

SCP

Qr_O170600
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