Plaque: The Crucifixion
Unknown Artist
c. 1345–1365
Medium
ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919)
Dimensions
10.8 × 6.6 cm
Classification
Ivory
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1947.65
About this artwork
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."