Locket
This pendant once contained a small disk of wax, blessed by the pope during the Easter season and worn as a kind of amulet. The back shows a lamb, a symbol of Jesus, and is surrounded by a Latin inscription that translates: "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us." Pregnant women sometimes wore such pendants for protection.
Artwork Details
- Title: Locket
- Date: 14th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Basse taille enamel, silver-gilt
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 1cm)
Diam. 1 1/2 in. 3.8 cm - Classification: Enamels-Basse taille
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.964
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Jean de Liège
ca. 1381
South French
ca. 1050–1100
French
ca. 1300
French
second quarter 14th century
French
13th century, with 15th century additions
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