Unknown Franco-Flemish
Rosary Prayer Bead with Face and Skull

CultureFranco-Flemish
Titles
  • Rosary Prayer Bead with Face and Skull
Date16th century
MediumIvory
DimensionsIrregular: 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 2.9 × 3.8 cm)
Overall ((with base)): 3 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2009.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2009.

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