Pendant to a Rosary or Chaplet
Date:
1500/1525
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, General Art Purchase Fund, Insurance Recovery Fund, David L. Klein, Jr. Memorial Foundation, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, Henry Ford II Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton Fund for Medieval Art, with additional funds from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton
Object number:
1990.315
The ivory pendant has two faces. On one side is a death mask and the other has a skull covered with snakes and other reptiles. The inscription around the collarbone is: "O MORS QUAM AMARA EST MEMORIA TUA." Red pigment fills the incised inscription.
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