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.

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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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