Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection

Unknown

ca. 1500–1525 · Ivory, polychromy, silver-gilt mount · Medieval Art

The outside of each half is carved in the form of a scallop shell, the emblem of Saint James and of pilgrimages, perhaps indicating that the object was intended for use on such a journey.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1525

Medium

Ivory, polychromy, silver-gilt mount

Culture

Spanish

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917