Adoration of the Magi; Nativity

Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
1500-1515
Medium
boxwood in later black cuir bouilli case with gold decoration and blue cloth rims
Credit Line
Schatzkammer der Residenz, Munich, Germany
Object Number
ResMüSch. 30
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner

Dimensions

Overall Open (diameter): 48mm (4.8 cm)

Description

Upper scene: Adoration of the Magi; Lower scene: Nativity with scenes in the background: Moses and the Burning Bush, Flowering of Aaron's Rod, Augustus and the Tiburtine sibyl

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
None

Published References

Schatzkammer der Residenz München (Munich: Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen, 1970): 58, no. 30

Catalogue Raisonné

Romanelli 41

Provenance

Provenance
In Schatzkammer since 1846
Previous Owner(s)
Unsorted

Subjects

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