French Gothic ivory Virgin and Child

An image of Sculpture / Figure. Virgin and Child. The Virgin is crowned and seated on a throne. The Child stands on the throne beside her on her right. Her right arm is placed around the Child's shoulders. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 10.0 cm, width, whole, 4.6 cm, circa 1200-1300. Gothic, Medieval. French.

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Sculpture / Figure. Virgin and Child. The Virgin is crowned and seated on a throne. The Child stands on the throne beside her on her right. Her right arm is placed around the Child's shoulders. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 10.0 cm, width, whole, 4.6 cm, circa 1200-1300. Gothic, Medieval. French.

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Accession Number: M.6-1918
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 704 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 353.23kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 39/1
Captured: 2013:01:31 12:16:46

Key words

13th Century Baby Jesus Bible biblical carved Christ Christ child figure Fitz_AA French Gothic infant Christ ivory Jesus Madonna Marian Mary Medieval mother mother and child religion religious sculpture throne Virgin and Child Virgin Mary

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