Pectoral cross, Breast cross with representations of the life of Mary and the suffering of Christ, Breast cross of gold, consisting of a separate front and back with engraved representations, respectively with the life of Mary and the suffering of Christ. The halves, shaped like a box and lid, can be connected by pins. Pearls are attached to the box half in the recessed corners. Along the edge the inscription: ave m (a) r (i) as (an) cte b (er) n (a) r ora p (ro) nob (is) p (ate) rn (o) s (te) r bern (ar) d (us) schaph MCCCLXI, flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:15, John 19: 1), the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a ride (Matthew 27: 27-31, Mark 15: 16-20, John 19: 2-3), crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross, Holy Red, lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns), Christ's entombment (possibly by angels), Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave, often combined with sleeping and / or frightened soldiers, anonymous, Westfalen (possibly), c. 1480, gold (metal), pearl, engraving, h 8.0 cm × w 5.6 cm × t 1.1 cm
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Pectoral cross, Breast cross, representations, life, Mary, suffering, Christ, gold, consisting, separate front, back, engraved representations, respectively, halves, shaped, box, lid, connected, pins, Pearls, attached, box half, recessed corners, edge, inscription, ave m, r, i, cte b, er, n, r ora p, ro, nob, p, ate, rn, o, s, te, r bern, ar, d, us, schaph MCCCLXI, flagellation, soldiers, Christ usually tied, column, Matthew 27, 26, Mark 15, 15, John 19, 1, crowning, thorns, sticks place, thorny crown, Christ's head, give, ride, 27-31, 16-20, 2-3, crucified Christ, John, side, cross, Holy Red, lamentation, dead Christ, relatives, friends, Christ usually, crown, Christ's entombment, angels, usually holding, banner, arises, grave, combined, sleeping, frightened soldiers, Westfalen, c, 1480, metal, pearl, engraving
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