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Primary bead (fragment of rosary), 3 faces (Side)

Primary bead (fragment of rosary), 3 faces (Side)

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Subject
Religious.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Height: 64 mm

Side1: face of Christ; crown of thorns.
Side 2: skull (Death).
Side 3: face of the Virgin.
Foliated decoration.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Sale, 8 December 1992, lot. 47.

Image

Conway Library © Courtauld Institute of Art.

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