Paris around 1330/1350 - A Parisian carved ivory relief of the Coronation of the Virgin, around 1330/1350

Paris around 1330/1350

A Parisian carved ivory relief of the Coronation of the Virgin, around 1330/1350

Carved ivory. This low relief depicts an angel placing a crown upon the head of the Virgin Mary beside the blessing figure of Christ as a king within a Gothic architectural surround. A similar ivory, dating from the first third of the 14th century, is housed in the Musée de Cluny (inv. no. Cl. 23542). The smooth back of this panel with its raised frame may have originally served to hold a thin layer of wax, allowing it to be used as a writing tablet.
A drilled hole with a small breakage in the upper centre. Very minimal wear throughout. 9.5 x 5 cm.

Literature

For the comparable piece see Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye: Thermes et Hotel de Cluny. Musée national du Moyen Age. Œuvres nouvelles 1995-2005, Paris 2006, p. 41.