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Source Description
This enameled gold and jeweled medallion encloses a vari-colored relief of the Resurrection, and below the crystal-set open tomb, the skeleton of death, and cloven hoofed Satan. The frame with silhouette ornament on a red ground is embellished with white open scrolls set with crystals in square collets. Three hanging chains interspersed with pearls are attached to a suspension loop, with three hanging pearls below.
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Document identity
localId
24508
label
Medallion Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24508
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Medallion Pendant
description
This enameled gold and jeweled medallion encloses a vari-colored relief of the Resurrection, and below the crystal-set open tomb, the skeleton of death, and cloven hoofed Satan. The frame with silhouette ornament on a red ground is embellished with white open scrolls set with crystals in square collets. Three hanging chains interspersed with pearls are attached to a suspension loop, with three hanging pearls below.
provenance
Seligman, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1600
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pendants
medallions
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
4.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 7/8 in. (8 x 4.8 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel, jewels, pearls
creator_ids
6985
collection_ids
JWL
BAR
exhibition_ids
2513
2054
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
bea828721120ace8