Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater
https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.87
Prayer nuts are capsules that can be opened in half and were mainly worn from the end of the 1400s until 1530, particularly in the Netherlands. These objects are generally made from boxwood and carved with extreme refinement and delicacy. They often echo Gothic architecture an...
Sculpture
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137119
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en
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accession
1961.87
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Terms
Culture
Northern Netherlands (Holland)
Technique
boxwood
Medium
boxwood
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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