Gothic Ivories Project | Rosary bead, 2 faces (chapelet) (Bottom)

Rosary bead, 2 faces (chapelet) (Bottom)

Rosary bead, 2 faces (chapelet) (Bottom)

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Subject
Secular. Memento mori.

Repository Institution
www.museumoflondon.org.uk

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London, Museum of London

Inv. A1649

Bone

Width: 28mm
Depth: 23.4mm

Side 1: female head.
Side 2: skull; worms.

Museum's opinion 2010: France (?), 16th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Tinted green.

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
The bead has copper-salt green staining and has been pierced for suspension.

Provenance
Found on Worship Street. F. G. Hilton Price collection; purchased by the London Museum in 1912. The London Museum and Guildhall Museum merged in 1976 to form the Museum of London.

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