Mirror Case with Scenes of Paired Lovers 1350–75 French This plaque of ivory served as half the protective cover for a convex mirror of silvered glass that was once cemented to the lathe-turned recess on its interior. When first made, the interior’s grooved rim formed one half of a bayonet mount which allowed it to lock into another side to form a complete protective case for the mirror. The carved exterior of the mirror depicts four scenes of courting couples separated by the branches of a tree. The eight cusps that surround the scenes are inhabited by foliate heads. The rim of the mirror dep
Mirror Case with Scenes of Paired Lovers 1350–75 French This plaque of ivory served as half the protective cover for a convex mirror of silvered glass that was once cemented to the lathe-turned recess on its interior. When first made, the interior’s grooved rim formed one half of a bayonet mount which allowed it to lock into another side to form a complete protective case for the mirror. The carved exterior of the mirror depicts four scenes of courting couples separated by the branches of a tree. The eight cusps that surround the scenes are inhabited by foliate heads. The rim of the mirror depicts four prowling, equidistant lions, lending the whole object a square silhouette. For its size, the delicacy of the carving, and its excellent preservation, this mirror-back is among the most outstanding survivals of fourteenth-century Parisian ivory Mirror Case with Scenes of Paired Lovers 479089
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