Cleveland Museum of Art

Beads from a Rosary

Date

early 1500s

Medium

gilt copper with champlevé enamel

Culture

Italy, early 16th century

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rosaries were devices for counting a sequence of prayers and were the proud possessions of the elite, along with their books of hours. In paintings and miniatures they are often shown looped through the belts of their owners.

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