Pendant
ca. 1480-1490 (made)
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Figure of St Christopher, partially gilded silver. On an hexagonal base, the saint with one foot in the water, holding a ragged staff. His robe is pulled up and held by a sash. The Christ child sits on his shoulder, depicted as Imperator Mundi, with an orb surmounted by a corss in his left hand. He has an openwork halo. The sceptre missing from Christ's right hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Partially gilded silver |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt pendant of St Christopher with Christ on his shoulders. Germany, 1480-90. |
| Physical description | Figure of St Christopher, partially gilded silver. On an hexagonal base, the saint with one foot in the water, holding a ragged staff. His robe is pulled up and held by a sash. The Christ child sits on his shoulder, depicted as Imperator Mundi, with an orb surmounted by a corss in his left hand. He has an openwork halo. The sceptre missing from Christ's right hand. |
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| Object history | Probably from a paternotster. |
| Historical context | Christ as Imperator Mundi was a favourite German devotional motif in the fifteenth century. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 65. p. 515. |
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| Accession number | 507-1903 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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