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Exquisite religious pendants and triptychs featuring biblical figures, saints, and angels, combining gold, enamel, and intricate craftsmanship from various centuries.

Miniature Pendant with The Deposition of the Cross, and Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian, c. 1550, 1 1/2 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm) (closed), Gold, enamel, stones, boxwood, Germany, 16th century, This exquisitely wrought religious pendant, a masterful combination of worldliness and spirituality, would have been worn on a chain around its owner's neck. The central scene depicts Christ's dead body being taken down from the cross. Spare wood, delicate carving, and miniature scale heighten the pathos and focus attention on the fragility of life. The luxurious exterior, rendered in gold, stones, and inlaid enamel shows two popular saints, Saint Roch in his pilgrim dress-a staff and traveling cloak with a scallop shell-showing his wounded thigh, and Saint Sebastian, pierced by arrows. Protectors of the sick, the two saints were frequently invoked against the plague and represented together in port cities, where epidemics like the Black Death struck first and most ruthlessly. Their pr

Saint. Joanna d'Arc

Crucified Christ ca. 1150 French. Crucified Christ. French. ca. 1150. Copper alloy, gilt. Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pall, embroidered The Virgin with Child in half figure unknown

Establishment of the Congregation of the All Holy Virgin Maria in Rotterdam, Karel Wiener, 1858 Loden oval medal to wearing. Front: image of Maria with folded hands standing in chapel with columns, on pedestal with inscription; Above that: floating angel with pennant in the hands of Kischrift. Reverse: Displaced by all -seeing eye in a radiant triangle, including pigeon, kneels veiled woman for Bishop who holds the child in his hands; A altar boy in reversal at both sides. The Hague lead (metal) striking (metalworking) Rotterdam

The Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan, c. 1535 - c. 1565 In the middle is the Christ, with loin cloth, in the right, in the river for John. The kneeling opposite him on the rocky bank, has raised the right arm and ends his rug with the left. To the left of Christ is an angel who carries his rug, floats above him in the form of a pigeon the Holy Spirit against a background of clouds, from which rays shoot. A few trees in the rising landscape behind Johannes. He is wearing a rug with frayed puffed sleeves and one mantle hanging from the right shoulder; The angel a dressing with long sleeves, over which a twice -sized short jacket with puffed sleeves, which is deposited at the bottom with a tilt edge and along the neck with a regularly cut edge. The show is caught in a round frame and is part of a square panel, each corner of which is filled by a decorative put -shaped putto, which places both hands on an animal's head coming from a floral pattern. With both upper putti, a trench band

Chaplerz

Shah of the Cross; Konrad von Jungingen (Grand Master; 1393-1407); 1393-1407 (1393-00-00-1407-00-00);

Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint. Christopher

Oblate form; 1570 (1570-00-00-1570-00-00);

Notre Dame de Hal / Saint. Antoni from Padua

Unknown, Nativity, 19th Century, engraving.

Figura de Cristo Crucificado. Cobre grabado y dorado en fundición. 25,5x22 cm. Limoges, Francia, finales s.XIII.

Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child and the Three Angels at Mamre (interior) and the Crucifixion and Three Church Fathers (exterior) ca. 1500 or later Russian Panagiaria, pendants made of two disks, derive their name from a popular term for the Virgin, the Panagia (All-Holy One).. Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child and the Three Angels at Mamre (interior) and the Crucifixion and Three Church Fathers (exterior) 467608

Sebald Beham, Saint Sebald Carrying the Model of His Church in Nuremberg, c 1521 Saint Sebald Carrying the Model of His Church in Nuremberg

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. DOCUMENTOS Y LIBROS DEL ARCHIVO CUENCA, ESPAÑA.

Religious object by Russian master, silver, gilded, 14th century, Russia, Moscow, State Armory Chamber in the Kremlin, 11x10, 4

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV, Iglesia parroquial de Olot.

Ferrarese 15th Century, Christ Rising from the Tomb Holding a Banner (reverse), 15th century Christ Rising from the Tomb Holding a Banner reverse

Martyrs of concentration camps Gos Awski, Józef

Miniature Brahmanical Shrine. Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh). Dimensions: H. 12 14 in. (31.1 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: 10th century.This solid cast shrine is conceived as a three-dimensional replica of a Hindu temple in the early medieval Kashmiri-tradition. The square plan shrine on indented platform has a slender open pillar at each corner, and a split pyramidal roof with amalaka (traditional fruit shaped) capping feature. On its four elevations are shrine niches, each with a presiding deity. First, a crowned four-armed Vishnu holding a mace and conch, discus and lotus, with a seated bull and deer at his feet. To Vishnu's left, the niche houses a four-armed Parvati, Shiva's consort, who holds a holy water vessel in one hand whilst granting boons with the other. Other hands hold a pair of tongs and a lotus. She is flanked by a kneeling bull and deer and accompanied by Shiva's linga and her son Ganesha. In this form she is best understood as Paravati-Gauri,

Pius XI / Jesus Savior; Holy Year 1933

Cross of Lapis Lazuli on a postament of Bloodjas, Anonymous, 1585 - 1600 Figures and decorations are made of gold and email. At the bottom of the cross foot, Christ and Mary, Mary Magdalena and John. In a niche God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. Southern Germany gold (metal). lapis lazuli (rock). jasper. Figures and decorations are made of gold and email. At the bottom of the cross foot, Christ and Mary, Mary Magdalena and John. In a niche God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. Southern Germany gold (metal). lapis lazuli (rock). jasper.

Gilt silver monstrance 15th century Aachen cathedral treasure, Westphalia. Germany. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Jesus Christ by Veuillot 1890

Italian 15th Century, Saint Ambrose Saint Ambrose

Giovanni Hamerani, Opening of the Holy Door for the Jubilee (reverse), 1675 Opening of the Holy Door for the Jubilee reverse

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, exists in high definition, monastery, object of worship, accessory, saint, medium age, jewelry, Religion, HD, clothing, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Byzantine jewelry

6th Stations of the Cross, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia 6th Stations of the Cross, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21018511

Two-Sided Pendant with the Virgin and Christ Child and John the Forerunner 1100-1300 Byzantine Byzantine artists often designed pendant icons so that the two sides related to each other.. Two-Sided Pendant with the Virgin and Christ Child and John the Forerunner 466072

Andrea Spinelli, Pietro Lando, c 1462 1545, Doge of Venice 1539, with Venetian Senators, Kneeling Before Christ (obverse), 1539 Pietro Lando, c. 1462-1545, Doge of Venice 1539, with Venetian Senators, Kneeling Before Christ obverse

Byzantinische Staurothek Byzantine staurotheque, 6th-11th century, monastery of Sant Pere de Roda, high Emporda, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22282801

Medallion with Christ 11th century Byzantine. Medallion with Christ 464537

Pius IX (1846 1878) Jubilee of 1865

Sperandio, Pelican in Her Piety and Inscription (reverse), c 1482 Pelican in Her Piety and Inscription reverse

Enamelled shrine. Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty, Limoges 12th century. France. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

Recto: Our Lady Blibernor of the Spirit (splinus sancti), verso: "Ignacy Loyola; 18th century (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);

Reliquary of the True Cross in silver gilt and enamel, The Treasury, St Mark's Basilica, Venice. Byzantine Goldsmith art, 10th-11th century.

Buddhist incense offering goddesses (possibly Dhupa). Opaque watercolor on paper. Date: 1450-1500. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Roman 15th Century, Christ in Glory, and the Resurrection (reverse), probably 1466 1467 Christ in Glory, and the Resurrection reverse

Notre Dame de compassion / Guardian Angel

Bogd Khan Winter palace, Paintings on the Peace gate, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV, Iglesia parroquial de Olot, Barcelona.

Our Lady of Lourdes

BANDEJA DE CORAL. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPANIEN.

Embroidered Medallion 15th-16th century Byzantine This medallion showing the Evangelist symbol for Matthew (an angel), and its pair depicting John, originally formed a group with two other medallions showing the symbols for Mark and Luke. Their small scale suggests that they may have been attached to a stole (epitrachelion).. Embroidered Medallion 467628

Cruz Procesional, 1415. Iglesia parroquial de Verdú, Lleida.

Cruz de las cofradías, siglo XIV. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

9th Stations of the Cross, Jesus falls the third time, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia

Gothic mass cup; 2. PO. XIV century (1351-00-00-1400-00-00);Crucifixion (iconogr.), Wrocław (church of St. Elizabeth) - collections, evangelists symbols (iconogr.), Gothic (style)

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, object of worship, accessory, Middle Ages, jewelry, Religion, clothing, art

Plaque with Christ Before the High Priest Caiaphas ca. 1150-75 British Originally thought to be the missing base plaque of The Cloisters cross, this ivory is one of its closest surviving parallels. Within the city walls of Jerusalem, the bound figure of Christ is brought before the High Priest Caiaphas for trial. The shallow relief space and sketchy, less decisive figures differentiate its carving from that of the cross. It must have originally been part of a large narrative cycle dedicated to the Life of Christ.. Plaque with Christ Before the High Priest Caiaphas 471919

Buddha on Lotus Throne ca. 7th-8th century Korea. Buddha on Lotus Throne 57576

The Dead Christ with the Virgin, Saint John, and Angels ca. 1390-1405 French This medallion reveals how close metalwork and painting were at the beginning of the fifteenth century: such images, often referred to in inventories as tableaux d'or, use the same pictorial conventions as panel paintings to engage the viewer. An object for private devotion, it encouraged the owner to reflect on and emulate the suffering of the holy figures. Mary and John, shown half-length, hold the dead Christ upright against the edge of the sarcophagus, a scene not mentioned in the Gospels. An angel hovers above Christ's head, with the crown of thorns in his hands. Two other angels hold a curtain behind and in front of the three main figures, both concealing and unveiling them, as in a vision.. The Dead Christ with the Virgin, Saint John, and Angels 464709

Shah of the Cross; Pawe von Russdorf (Grand Master; 1422-1441); 1425-1441 (1425-00-00-1441-00-00);

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, object of worship, accessory, Middle Ages, jewelry, Religion, clothing, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Byzantine jewelry

Our Lady of Einsiedeln

Grand-seal and seal against the town of Besançon middle of the thirteenth century, vintage engraving. Grand-seal and seal against the town of Besançon middle of the thirteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679301

Madonna and Child first quarter 14th century Italian Tuscan Painter, first quarter of 14th century Italian. Madonna and Child 459177

1 baicco; Pius IX (Pope; 1846-1878); 1850 (1850-00-00-1937-00-00);

Christ Blessing the Children, Johannes Voorhout (I), c. 1690 - c. 1710 Chimney piece in a room of a dollhouse; representing the Biblical history of Christ who blesses the children or literally "comes to". The scene takes place for the temple in a mountainous environment. Signed: J. v. Wood (still very vague). paint (coating). oil paint (paint). canvas Chimney piece in a room of a dollhouse; representing the Biblical history of Christ who blesses the children or literally "comes to". The scene takes place for the temple in a mountainous environment. Signed: J. v. Wood (still very vague). paint (coating). oil paint (paint). canvas

Cruz de Les Perles, siglo XVI. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Girona.

Pendant with the Crucifixion 14th century French (). Pendant with the Crucifixion 464711

CAPA BLANCA O DE SAN JERONIMO - DETALLE DEL CAPILLO CON SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. Author: FERNANDEZ L. Location: ESCUELAS MENORES-MUSEO UNIVERSITARIO. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Two Female Figures, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400 Divine nymph, is probably part of a headdress for women. East Java gold (metal) rejected Divine nymph, is probably part of a headdress for women. East Java gold (metal) rejected

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, supernatural, object of worship, accessory, Middle Ages, jewelry, Religion, human beings, clothing, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Byzantine jewelry

10th Stations of the Cross, Jesus is stripped of His garments, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia 10th Stations of the Cross, Jesus is stripped of His garments, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22999732

Brakteat; Boles Aw III Krzywousty (Ksi Polish; 1107-1138); 1135-1138 (1135-00-00-1138-00-00);Bolesław III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland - 1086-1138), Bolesław III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland - 1086-1138) - iconography, Wojciech (Saint - Ca. 956-997), bishop (iconogr.), Bishops, Gesture of Care (iconogr .), klęczący książę (ikonogr.), męczennicy, pastorał, pastorał (ikonogr.), romański (styl), szata liturgiczna (ikonogr.), szaty liturgiczne, średniowiecze (epoka)

Cover of a gospel book with a representation of the Crucifixion. A work showing influences of central European prototypes, likely to have been made in Wallachia or Transylvania by Goldsmith Nicholaos Vranianit, 1548.

. In antiquity sound played a major role in the Buddhist communities of Java. The bronze finial once adorned the top of a monks staff. The nine rings suspended from it would have jingled as he passed by, producing a purifying sound and also encouraging people to give alms. A Buddhist priest would use the handbell during a ritual, both to ward off evil spirits and to entreat the Buddhist deities.

Sikhism Gurudwara Gold plated wall with floral and figurative motifs Nanded Maharashtra India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess Kali Indian Art

Votieftablet, anonymous, 1250 - 1650 Votieftablet with a wide base and upwards narrowly giving; Image of Buddha in a frame under the Bodhi tree. Ucco earthenware Votieftablet with a wide base and upwards narrowly giving; Image of Buddha in a frame under the Bodhi tree. Ucco earthenware

Cáliz, siglo XVI. Catedral de Santa Tecla de Tarragona.

ESPADA DE FERNANDO EL CATOLICO - EMPUÑADURA CHAPADA EN ORO - SIGLO XV. Location: CATEDRAL-CAPILLA REAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Notre Dame de Grces

Parisian 15th Century, The Church and Paganism Beside the Fountain of Life (reverse), 1402 1413 The Church and Paganism Beside the Fountain of Life reverse

Consecration of the church. Józef in Miko Ajew; Meissner, Jan (1866-1905), Gerlach and Meissner (Warsaw; AD Medalierski; Fl. Ca 1886-1910); 1896 (1896-00-00-1896-00-00);Józef (Saint), Partage Plus, buildings, churches, secession (style), saints

Enthroned and Crowned Buddha Holding Lotuses, King of the Buddha Suit, Playing Card from a Dashavatara (Ten Avatars) Ganjifa Set. India, Rajasthan, 19th century. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on cardboard

Cover for embroidered, red, Greek Catholic goblets Saint. Archangel Michael unknown

Miniature of the Cross of the Order of Saint Stanislaus unknown

. Image of porcelain on opened pedestal, painted on biscuit in green, yellow and brown. Figure of Guanyin rising from swirling waves, sitting on a lotus band against a wall of openwork rocks with bamboo branches; in the waves a vase for a carp; on either side of Guanyin a woman on a lotus and a man with folded hands (adorants); A mandorla above the head of Guanyin. Email sur biscuit.

Seal of the Abbey of St. Albans, vintage engraving. Seal of the Abbey of St. Albans, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648783

Pope Paul II 1464-68 Medalist: Andrea di Nicolò da Viterbo The reverse is an equally multifigural representation of the Last Judgment.. Pope Paul II 200645

Notre Dame de compassion / saint. Antoni from Padua

Bell Głonka (Prussian coat of arms, with a pastor) Zygmuntów Tower, Wawel Cathedral, Krakow

The Crucifixion late 15th century Northern Italian. The Crucifixion 194513

after Israhel van Meckenem, Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1470-1480, engraving

Archangel Gabriel and Mother of God

St John the Evangelist in ivory tablet of bookbinding, 968-980. TURKEY.

The Virgin and Child. Tempera painting.

Cruz Relicario del fuste de la Veracruz, siglo XIV. Iglesia parroquial Santa Pau.

Plaque with the Baptism of Jesus ca. 1150-75 South Netherlandish The twelve surviving plaques in this series are divided among London, Paris, and New York. The group may have originally decorated a large cross base or a pulpit.. Plaque with the Baptism of Jesus 464419

. Divine Nymph, probably part of a headdress for women.

. Divine Nymph, probably part of a headdress for women.

Seal of the Abbey of St. Albans, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1445-1503), Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1470-1480, engraving

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha 12th century India (Himachal Pradesh, probably Chamba Valley) Functioning as an altar shrine, complete with a lustration basin, this icon depicts the goddess Durga in the act of conquering the demon buffalo Mahisha. Durga crushes the beast with her foot and impales him with her trident, whereupon the demon reveals himself in human form and pleads for mercy. In each of her eight arms, Durga holds a weapon lent to her by the male gods expressly for this task. This shrine, with its distinctive temple towers, evokes the architecture of Himachal Pradesh, as does the lotus-petal nimbus framing the goddesss head, a motif specific to imagery of the Chamba Valley region.. The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha. India (Himachal Pradesh, probably Chamba Valley). 12th century. Brass. Sculpture

This drawing shows a gold Rune Jewelry piece from pagan times. Runes refer to letters of an ancient Germanic alphabet.

Notre Dame de Montaigu / Saint. Józef with the child jesus

Bed from the hospital of St. John of God in Warsaw; Redler, Jan Chrysostom (Fl. Ca 1743-1773), Fontana, Jakub (1710-1773); 1757-1760 (1757-00-00-1760-00-00);

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