Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection

Title: Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection
Rights: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Date: 1500-1525
Description: The out side of the bead is carved to look like a scallop shell while the inside depicts both the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. This is done with one half of the bead having a carving of the Crucifixion while the other shows the Resurrection. The side of the Crucifixion shows Jesus nailed to the cross with the disciples looking up at him mournfully. The side showing the Reresection shows Jesus robed in a red cloth standing on a platform holding a cross with a flag. The bead is carved within a shell which is symbolic of Saint James meaning it was most likely taken on a journey.
Format: Ivory. Polychromy. Silver-gilt mount. 4 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contributor: Raven Burns
Identifier: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 17.190.304.
Subject: jesus; ressurection; crucifixtion; christ; spanish; spain; rosary bead.
Source: Jpeg file. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/22/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464298