Hand mirror with Christ as the Good Shepherd Hand mirror, oval, decorated with enamel depicting Christ as the Good Shepherd, Oval hand mirror with a back of painted Limoges enamel, encased in a gilt silver border. The painting is of Christ as a Good Shepherd. In the segment below the straight-cut bottom on a black ground a French inscription in gold, the good shepherd (Christ) defending his sheep against wolves, 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10: 1-16), Jean Limosin, Limoges, before 1646, silver (metal), gold (metal), gilding, h 11.1 cm × h 10.2 cm × w 7.6 cm × t 1.2 cm
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Hand mirror, Christ, Good Shepherd Hand mirror, oval, decorated, enamel depicting Christ, Good Shepherd, Oval hand mirror, back, painted Limoges enamel, encased, gilt black-and-white border, painting, segment, straight-cut bottom, black ground, French inscription, gold, good shepherd, defending, sheep, wolves, I am, John 10, 1-16, Jean Limosin, Limoges, 1646, black-and-white, metal, gilding
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