Pendant
1500-1599 (made)
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Oval silver-gilt pendant set with plaques of painted enamel. The plaque on one side has an image of the Crucifixion, and that on the other the Return of the Prodigal Son. The pendant is pierced in a floral pattern and has a flat ring for suspension at the top, through which is looped a plain ring.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt set with painted enamel plaques |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt religious pendant, set with plaques of painted enamel, Aragon (Spain), 16th century, the setting perhaps later. |
| Physical description | Oval silver-gilt pendant set with plaques of painted enamel. The plaque on one side has an image of the Crucifixion, and that on the other the Return of the Prodigal Son. The pendant is pierced in a floral pattern and has a flat ring for suspension at the top, through which is looped a plain ring. |
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| Credit line | Alfred Williams Hearn Gift |
| Production | Altered, possibly post-16th century. |
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| Accession number | M.55-1923 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2006 |
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