Enthroned Virgin and Child, ca. 1260–80, Made in Paris, France, French, Elephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding, Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 x 2 7/8 in. (18.4 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm), Ivories, This statuette of the Virgin and Child was produced at a time when Paris was the principal European center of ivory carving. The sensitively carved face of the Virgin generates a tender aura, presenting her as a loving mother rather than the Queen of Heaven
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Enthroned Virgin, Child, ca, 1260–80, Paris, France, French, Elephant ivory, traces, paint, gilding, Overall, 7 1/4 x 3 2 7/8, 18.4 7.6 7.3 cm, Ivories, statuette, Virgin, produced, time, principal European, center, ivory carving, sensitively carved, face, Virgin generates, tender aura, presenting, loving mother, Queen, Heaven
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