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Source Description
Surely intended for the use of a monk, this pendant represents a head divided to depict a monk on one half, and a skull on the other, making explicit the user's own mortality and the certainty of death. The carver conveys the reality of impending death in the monk's eyes rolling into his head, his parted lips, and his pallor, which is suggested by the natural color of ivory. Given the attachment for metal loops on the top of the head and at the base of the skull, it is most likely that this head was part of a string of beads
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Document identity
localId
5036
label
Pendant with a Monk and Death
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
7
Source metadata
id
5036
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant with a Monk and Death
description
Surely intended for the use of a monk, this pendant represents a head divided to depict a monk on one half, and a skull on the other, making explicit the user's own mortality and the certainty of death. The carver conveys the reality of impending death in the monk's eyes rolling into his head, his parted lips, and his pallor, which is suggested by the natural color of ivory. Given the attachment for metal loops on the top of the head and at the base of the skull, it is most likely that this head was part of a string of beads
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
c. 1525-50 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
beads (pierced objects)
imageCount
7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
4.6
depth
5.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 2 in. (7 × 4.6 × 5.1 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory, painted brass (rings), cord/string
creator_ids
6505
6211
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
2289
3490
3231
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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