Rosary, by Unknown (1530, c.)

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Title

Rosary, by Unknown (1530, c.)

Description

"At the bottom, the memento mori pendant consists of three conjoined heads, a bearded man with wreath, a skull with worms curling out from his mouth, also with wreath, and a young woman with plaited and knotted hair. Where their heads meet above there is a triple leaf form and on the underside is a foliate cup." (Description from the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London, UK,
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O130961/rosary-rosary-unknown/, Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190528181526/http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O130961/rosary-rosary-unknown/)

Creator

Unknown

Date

1530, c.

Format

Elephant ivory.
Dimensions: 37 cm total

Item Relations

Item: Back to back with Death, by several authors (1500, c.) Is related to This Item

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