Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection
Object type: Rosary bead
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Spanish
Date: ca. 1500–1525
Medium: Ivory, polychromy, silver-gilt mount
Dimensions: Overall (open): 4 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (11.2 x 13.7 x 3.3 cm)
Overall (closed): 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (11.2 x 7 x 5.7 cm)
left hemisphere: 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (11.2 x 7 x 3.3 cm)
right hemisphere: 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (6.9 x 7 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Geography: Made in    Spain  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Mary Magdalene|Saint John the Evangelist|Crucifixion|Resurrection|Christ|Virgin Mary