Medallion with the Face of Christ, ca. 1380–1400, Made in Lands of the Teutonic Knights, present-day Poland, Polish, Baltic amber with traces of paint, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 5/16 in. (8.2 x 3.3 cm), Lapidary Work-Amber, Carved from amber, a honey-colored fossilized pine resin, this luminous image seems to echo medieval prayers that praise the Face of Jesus, shining with “the semblance of divine splendor.” Europe’s amber trade was controlled by the Teutonic Knights, whose castles dominated the Baltic coast
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Medallion, Face, Christ, ca, 1380–1400, Lands, Teutonic Knights, present-day Poland, Polish, Baltic amber, traces, paint, Overall, 3 1/4 x 1 5/16, 8.2 3.3 cm, Lapidary Work-Amber, Carved, amber, honey-colored fossilized pine, resin, luminous image, seems, echo medieval, prayers, praise, Jesus, shining, semblance, divine splendor., Europe, trade, controlled, castles dominated, coast
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