Pendant to a Rosary or Chaplet
Date1500/1525
MediumIvory
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm)
Credit LineFounders 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 number1990.315
DescriptionThe 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.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Euro. Sculpture & Decorative Art
1430/1460
1740-1750
c 1878
c. 300
late 19th Century
late 19th Century
16th Century
16th Century