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Ivory devotional diptychs were sometimes adapted to other purposes. Here, the right leaf of a diptych with the Crucifixion has been incorporated into a book cover.
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Title: Book Cover
Date: second quarter 14th century
Culture: French
Medium: Elephant ivory, champlevé enamel, copper gilt on wood support
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (25.4 x 18.7 x 3.4 cm)
ivory only: 6 9/16 x 4 in. (16.7 x 10.1 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.190.856
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