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Plaque: The Crucifixion
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This plaque, once the right wing of a diptych (two-paneled carving), was slightly altered during its history by carving an arc into the sides, perhaps to force it into a frame. The silver base, added after 1919, is signed: "M. Bucellati, Milano, Roma, Firenze."
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePlaque: The Crucifixion, c. 1345–1365. France or England, Gothic period, 14th century. Ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919); without base: 10.8 x 6.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.65
