PARIS — An diptych of the Passion of Christ crafted between 1360-1380 fetched four million euros (5.9 million dollars) in Paris Monday -- a world record for a medieval ivory art work, Sotheby's auction house said.
The work is also the largest diptych of the Passion ever registered, stretching to 31.4 centimeters when opened.
It was part of a stunning medieval French collection of ivory and champleve enamels in excellent condition known as the Dormeuil Collection, which fetched a total of 9.45 million euros.
Other pieces included a small ivory statue of Virgin Mary and infant Christ, dated around 1250, which was sold for 1.5 million euros and several 12th- and 13th-century reliquaries from Limoges.
One of the jewels of the collection, a champleve enamel reliquary of Saint Thomas Becket, fetched 570,000 euros.
From: AFP
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