Pendant
1400-1450 (made)
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Agnus Dei Pendant, silver, silver gilt, horn, wax. The circular silver gilt case with three suspension rings has a lid held in place by three pins; it encloses horn panes, between which are the remains of the wax Agnus Dei. On the obverse the lid is engraved around the rim with an inscription in Gothic lettering on a hatched ground 'IECUC [sic] MARIA IOHANNES ANNUS [sic]' (Jesus, Mary, John, Lamb [of God]); on the reverse similarly with 'IESUS MAIRA [sic]' IOHANNES MARIA HILF' (Jesus Mary John Mary help). On both sides the words are separated by rosettes, on the lid a sprig is added to one rosette.
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Materials and techniques | Silver, silver gilt, wax |
Brief description | Agnus Dei Pendant, silver, silver gilt. Germany, 1400-1450 |
Physical description | Agnus Dei Pendant, silver, silver gilt, horn, wax. The circular silver gilt case with three suspension rings has a lid held in place by three pins; it encloses horn panes, between which are the remains of the wax Agnus Dei. On the obverse the lid is engraved around the rim with an inscription in Gothic lettering on a hatched ground 'IECUC [sic] MARIA IOHANNES ANNUS [sic]' (Jesus, Mary, John, Lamb [of God]); on the reverse similarly with 'IESUS MAIRA [sic]' IOHANNES MARIA HILF' (Jesus Mary John Mary help). On both sides the words are separated by rosettes, on the lid a sprig is added to one rosette. |
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Bibliographic reference | Ronald Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, cat. 45. p. 507. |
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Accession number | 833-1891 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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