A 14th century carved ivory relief with scene ..., Szenen aus dem Leben Christi
A 14th century carved ivory relief with scenes from the life of Christ, probably German
With remnants of former polychromy. High relief divided into four sections and surrounded by a plain border. Each field depicting a scene from the life of Christ beneath Gothic tracery. The lower sections show the Annunciation and the Nativity, the upper two Christ Carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene.
Yellowed. Wear with minor losses. Firmly mounted on a velvet-covered wooden support. 16.2 x 18.5 cm. Provenance
Rhenish private ownership.
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A 14th century carved ivory relief with scenes from the life of Christ, probably German
With remnants of former polychromy. High relief divided into four sections and surrounded by a plain border. Each field depicting a scene from the life of Christ beneath Gothic tracery. The lower sections show the Annunciation and the Nativity, the upper two Christ Carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene.
Yellowed. Wear with minor losses. Firmly mounted on a velvet-covered wooden support. 16.2 x 18.5 cm. Provenance
Rhenish private ownership.