Diptych: Scenes from the Life of Christ

Object Name
Object Type
Category
Sculptures
Date
mid-14th century
Medium
ivory
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
AGOID.29103
Location
AGO, Gallery 108 Thomson European, Middle Wall, Case, West Side

Dimensions

Open: 17.2 × 23.4 × 1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 3/16 × 3/8 in.)

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
engraved in ivory on verso of L panel, monogram: F (or FL?); on verso of R panel: FVB.
Markings
two handwritten paper labels on verso of L panel: No 213 Diptych d'ivoire: vie du Christ; 213. Paper label on verso of R panel: AL 663
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