Medallion
ca. 1420 (made)
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Depicting The Way to Calvary, the setting is a steep and rocky road below a slope. It is bound to either side by a formalised clump of trees. To the right a guard wearing half-armour over a tunic drags Christ forward by a rope, holding up three nails in his left hand. Christ, wearing a crown of thorns, advances with lowered head, clasping the cross, which is supported behind by the Virgin. Between the two is St John holding a lopped stump. On the right a guard holding a halberd in his right hand and and the hammer in his left, and wearing an elaborate hat.
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Materials and techniques | Gold, embossed and chased |
Brief description | Gold medallion, embossed and chased, depicting The Way to Calvary, French, about 1420 |
Physical description | Depicting The Way to Calvary, the setting is a steep and rocky road below a slope. It is bound to either side by a formalised clump of trees. To the right a guard wearing half-armour over a tunic drags Christ forward by a rope, holding up three nails in his left hand. Christ, wearing a crown of thorns, advances with lowered head, clasping the cross, which is supported behind by the Virgin. Between the two is St John holding a lopped stump. On the right a guard holding a halberd in his right hand and and the hammer in his left, and wearing an elaborate hat. |
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Accession number | 1149-1864 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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