Rosary Terminal Bead with Lovers and Death's Head
Object type: Rosary terminal bead
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: North French or South Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1500–1525
Medium: Ivory, with emerald pendant, silver-gilt mount
Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 11/16 in. (13.6 x 4 x 4.3 cm)
ivory only: 2 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 11/16 in. (7.2 x 4 x 4.3 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Geography: Made in    North France or South Netherlands  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Skeletons|Men|Lovers|Women