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Plaque with the Descent from the Cross
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Ivory whale bone traces of paint and gilding, French
Rights: Public Domain
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan 1917
Title: Plaque with the Descent from the Cross
Description:
Ivory whale bone traces of paint and gilding, French.
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