Amulet, double-sided pendant, painted with religious figures on either side, mounted in silver with a loop for suspension. [ACA 10/07/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, double-sided pendant, painted with religious figures on either side, mounted in silver with a loop for suspension. [ACA 10/07/2012]
Long description: Amulet, double-sided pendant, painted with religious figures on either side, mounted in silver with a loop for suspension. On one side there is a figure of the ?Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, with a layer of glass covering the painting. On the other side there is a painting representing the Instruments of the Passion beneath a layer of glass. There is an image of the face of Christ, a ladder, the Crown of Thorns, three nails, the Holy Lance and the Holy Sponge set on a reed, all painted on a gold background. [ACA 10/07/2012]
Geographical reference: Spain
Europe > Southern Europe > Spain; Andalucia Sevilla [Seville]
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 43 mm, Height: max 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2097 Other numbers: 4197

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