Reliquary Pendant
A man, probably the owner of this pendant, kneels and greets Jesus carrying his cross, appearing to him as if in a vision.
Artwork Details
- Title: Reliquary Pendant
- Date: 15th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Basse taille enamel, niello, silver, silver-gilt
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in. (8.3 x 7.9 x 1.4 cm)
- Classification: Enamels-Basse taille
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.983
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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early 15th century
early 16th century
ca. 1500–1525
second quarter sixteenth century
early 16th century
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