Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater

c. 1500–1530 Overall: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.) Source image
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...

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