Paternoster Pendant with the Virgin and Child (obverse) and the Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate (reverse), ca. 1440–50; 19th or 20th century, Flemish or Burgundian, and Western European, Sardonyx, enameled gold, and silver, 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7 x 2.5 cm), Pendants of this type were designed to hang from a paternoster or rosary (a string of prayer beads), a devotional object that became popular in the fifteenth century, particularly in the Netherlands. They functioned as a visible sign of the wearer's piety, as well as a fashion accessory
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Paternoster Pendant, Virgin, Child, obverse, Meeting, Joachim, Anna, Golden Gate, reverse, ca, 1440–50, 19th, 20th century, Flemish, Burgundian, Western European, Sardonyx, enameled gold, silver, 2 3/4 x 1, 7 2.5 cm, Pendants, type, designed, hang, paternoster, rosary, string, prayer beads, devotional object, popular, fifteenth, particularly, Netherlands, functioned, visible sign, wearer, piety, well, fashion accessory
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