This is an ivory panel relief representing two Maries at the Sepulchre, made in ca. 1320 in France, Paris. Shortly after its discovery this ivory relief was associated with four other reliefs from the Passion, all of similar dimensions, but being the work of more than one sculptor and having originated from a number of different ensembles. The present relief seems to have been cut down at the bottom.
Ivory was used all over Europe for religious works of art. It was often combined with precious metals and usually took the form of relief panels, for book covers, portable altars and caskets. An almost unbroken tradition of ivory carving extends from the Roman and Byzantine empires until the end of the 14th century. From about 1250, Paris became the centre of production for figures and reliefs intended for private devotion. This panel was probably originally from an altarpiece.