An alabaster plaquette of Christ entering Jerusalem Possibly Nottingham alabaster
£340
Auction: 25 March 2009 at 11:00 GMT
Description
carved in high relief, Christ riding a donkey with four attendant figures holding palm fronds and a drape, within a ripple moulded frame decorated with chevron engraved bone panels
Dimensions
panel 9cm wide, 12cm high, frame 21cm wide, 26cm high
Footnote
Note: 'Nottingham alabaster' was chiefly quarried in South Derbyshire and while carvers were active in London, York, Burton-on-Trent, by far the largest concentration was in Nottingham, and hence the industry acquired the 'Nottingham alabaster' designation.