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Title: Schonen Madonna
Artist: Artist Unknown, Czech Republic, Prague
Physical Description: Bust of Madonna with head facing down and to the side. The main sculpture is of wood with a layers of paint on the face and veil.
Object Creation Date: circa 1400
Accession Number: 2013/1.227
Medium and Support: polychromed wood
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Title: The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)
Artist: Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy
Physical Description: This carved bone sculpture depicts John the Evangelist in profile with his hands held before him, bowing his head in mourning. A male figure wearing a knee-length robe stands on the right and holds a club in his left hand. A second male figure appears behind the saint in a similar pose of grief.
Century: 14th-15th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1400
Accession Number: 1966/1.108
Medium and Support: bone
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Title: The Mourning Virgin and holy women (fragment of a Crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)
Artist: Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy
Physical Description: This carved bone sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary raising her right hand in a gesture of grief while her head is bent in mourning. A similar female figure, holding her hands clasped before her, appears in profile behind the Virgin, and another female figure stands to the left. Behind the mourning women the pointed helmets worn by two soldiers may be discerned.
Century: 14th-15th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1400
Accession Number: 1976/2.102
Medium and Support: bone
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