Westwood, J. O.; South Kensington Museum [Editor]: A descriptive catalogue of the fictile ivories in the South Kensington Museum: with an account of the continental collections of classical and mediaeval ivories (London: Chapman & Hall, 1876)

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Fictile Ivor, Cafts.

A fingular defign, confifting of eight fmall compartments inclofed
within two twifted columns with ornamental capitals, from which fpring
a circular arch extending acrofs the two leaves. The two upper angles
are filled with bold foliage, amongft which appear the winged lion and
bull. The two top compartments reprefent the Annunciation, the Vir-
gin feated in the left compartment looking towards the left, with a dove
flying towards her from that fide ; whilft the archangel kneeling, with
outftretched wings, looks to the right, fo that it is only when the dip-
tych is open and the leaves feen from behind that thefe two figures
would come properly facing each other. 3rd compartment. The
Crucifixion. The head of the Saviour crowned, His drefs reaching to
His feet ; to the left a kneeling figure. 4. The Adoration of the Magi,
the foremoft of whom, holding his crown in his hand, kneels nearly prof-
trate before the Virgin. 5. Three male faints ; a bifhop with a low
mitre and paftoral ftaff, his right raifed in benediction; a monk
and St. Anthony. 6. St. George on horfeback flaying the dragon.
7. Abraham (?) crowned, feated, holding his cloak wide open, with three
fmall figures kneeling before him, reprefenting the fouls of the faithful.
8. Three female faints Handing, the third being St. Catherine with her
wheel. (907.)

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LAQUE. Italian. The Saviour and Apoftles. 16th
century. Original in the South Kenfington Mufeum,
No. 271. '67. (Maikell Cat., p. 110.) H. 4^ in., W. §| in.
In the centre the Saviour, middle aged, with long flowing hair,
ftanding ereft, bearing his long crofs. To the left St. Paul, ftanding,
holding his fword, and to the right St. Bartholomew with his knife ;
St. John, youthful; St. Peter, bald, with a fhort beard, and another
apoftle. At the back three plain pilafters and part of an ornamented
car. The nimbi of thefe figures are reprefented as lying flat upon the
tops of their heads. (908.)

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TRIPTYCH. Italian. The Crucifixion and other fubjedts.
16th century. Original in the Chriftian Mufeum of the
Vatican. Centre divifion, Η, 4 in., W. §| in.

Central piece. The Crucifixion of Jefus Chrift and the two thieves ;
the body of Chrift nearly ftraight, with the head (without a nimbus)