Rosary

Creator Name

Cultural Context

German

Date

ca. 1500–1525

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Rosary

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Title

Rosary

Creator

Worktype

Ivories-Elephant

Cultural Context

German

Material

Elephant ivory, silver, and partially gilded mounts

Dimensions

Overall: 24 11/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (62.7 x 5.4 x 4.5 cm) Top Terminal: 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.2 x 3.4 x 3.8 cm) 2nd bead: 2 1/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 in. (5.2 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm) 3rd bead: 2 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in. (5.6 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm) 4th bead: 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 in. (5.8 x 4.9 x 2.6 cm) 5th bead: 2 9/16 x 2 x 1 1/16 in. (6.5 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm) 6th bead: 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in. (6.3 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm) 7th bead: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. (7 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm) Bottom Terminal: 2 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5.2 x 3.6 x 5 cm);
depth: 4.5centimetre;
width: 5.4centimetre;
depth: 1.7centimetre;
height: 5.6centimetre;
width: 4.7centimetre;
depth: 3.8centimetre;
height: 4.2centimetre;
width: 3.4centimetre;
depth: 5centimetre;
height: 5.2centimetre;
width: 3.6centimetre;
depth: 2.5centimetre;
height: 7centimetre;
width: 5.4centimetre;
depth: 2.2centimetre;
height: 6.3centimetre;
width: 4.6centimetre;
depth: 2.7centimetre;
height: 6.5centimetre;
width: 5.1centimetre;
depth: 2.6centimetre;
height: 5.8centimetre;
width: 4.9centimetre;
depth: 2.6centimetre;
height: 5.2centimetre;
width: 4.3centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1500–1525

Provenance

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Women; Skeletons; Skulls; Men

Topic

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Rosary, ca. 1500–1525, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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