Pectoral (Encolpion)
This pectoral pendant was worn by an ecclesiastic, most probably a bishop. The circular hollow on its front originally contained a carved cameo (or another similar object) with an image of the Virgin Orans or of a saint.
Artifact
| id |
id
27691
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_44.287_Fnt_BW.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_44.287_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_44.287_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.287 |