Ivory Head of the Virgin Mary

Material: [Ivory](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011857). Accession no.: MG 017. Current location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). A head of the Virgin Mary. She is veiled and wearing a crown; part of the neck of her gown is also visible. This head fits [CG 016](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/7a9dc09c-9b75-35ed-be86-42f13926e724/?s%3Divory+madonna&pos=3) (headless Madonna and Child), as does [MG 016](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/b15eda00-414b-3fd3-8247-b7abf42ea4a7/?s%3Divory+head&pos=3) (head of young Christ). If these are all part of the same piece it may indicate that the piece dates from the [14th century](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p08m57h8zmq). [More](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/33b0c49e-8d65-304b-88b7-c3965044cbbc/?s%3Divory+head&pos=2). Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab