Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection

ca. 1500–1525
Not on view
The outside of each half is carved in the form of a scallop shell, the emblem of Saint James and of pilgrimages, perhaps indicating that the object was intended for use on such a journey.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection
  • Date: ca. 1500–1525
  • Geography: Made in Spain
  • Culture: Spanish
  • Medium: Elephant ivory, polychromy, silver-gilt mount
  • Dimensions: Overall (open): 4 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (11.2 x 13.7 x 3.3 cm)
    Overall (closed): 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (11.2 x 7 x 5.7 cm)
    left hemisphere: 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (11.2 x 7 x 3.3 cm)
    right hemisphere: 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (6.9 x 7 x 2.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Elephant
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.304
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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