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Source Description
The oval disk depicts angels holding the symbols of Christ's Passion, including the column to which he was tied, whips, nails, hammer, and the Crown of Thorns. The plate was most likely used to support an altar vessel during services.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2221
label
Dish with Symbols of Christ's Passion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2221
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Dish with Symbols of Christ's Passion
description
The oval disk depicts angels holding the symbols of Christ's Passion, including the column to which he was tied, whips, nails, hammer, and the Crown of Thorns. The plate was most likely used to support an altar vessel during services.
provenance
Edward Joseph, London, by purchase; Charles Borradaile, Brighton, by purchase; George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1550-1600 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
dishes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21
height
26.3
dimensionsRaw
8 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (21 x 26.3 cm)
Source extras
med
rock crystal, gilded silver, gold, enamel, rubies
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
dfef64fa1ea2e931