- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- c. 1345–1365
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 1947.65
Plaque: The Crucifixion
Unknown maker, c. 1345–1365
Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 1345–1365
- Medium
- ivory, mounted in a silver stand (after 1919)
- Dimensions
- without base: 10.8 x 6.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
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."