Lot Essay
For examples of other contemporary German devotional pendants see R. W. Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, 1992, nos. 58-63
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GERMAN, LATE 15TH CENTURY
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A SILVER-GILT AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL PENDANT CRUCIFIX
GERMAN, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The crucifix surmounting a pierced relief of the Adoration of the Magi; a piece of unfinished mother-of-pearl suspended below
6¼ in.(16 cm.) high
GERMAN, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The crucifix surmounting a pierced relief of the Adoration of the Magi; a piece of unfinished mother-of-pearl suspended below
6¼ in.(16 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
R. W. Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, 1992, nos. 58-63
R. W. Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, 1992, nos. 58-63
Special notice
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