Virgin and Child, mid-15th century, Made in Utrecht, The Netherlands, North Netherlandish, Ivory, 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Ivories, Offering a bunch of grapes symbolizing the Eucharist, this Virgin and Christ child must have originally been set in the center of a tabernacle. More complete tabernacles including episodes of the life of Christ on the wings seem to have been a specialty of the vicinity of Utrecht
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Virgin, Child, mid-15th century, Utrecht, Netherlands, North Netherlandish, Ivory, 8 5/8, 21.9 cm, Ivories, Offering, bunch, grapes symbolizing, Eucharist, Christ child must, originally, set, center, tabernacle, complete tabernacles, episodes, life, Christ, wings, specialty, vicinity
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