Pendant
Rijksmuseum

Pendant

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Rijksmuseum

This ornament – a so-called miniature lantern – was used for private meditation. On each of its four sides, the worshipper could contemplate a key moment in the life of Christ: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi and the Crucifixion.

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