Ivory panel from BL Add 36615, upper outside cover

The decoration of the ivory, developed in four compartments, shows scenes from Arthurian romance:
Gawain in armour fighting the lion; Lancelot, driven by his love for Guinevere, crossing the sword bridge while spears and darts fall on him from the sky; Gawain, at the Castle of Merveille, sleeping with his own sword on the perilous bed; and the three maidens at the Castle of Merveille. Image taken from upper outside cover of Ivory panel inserted in the upper cover.