Object details
Accession number
M27w553
Primary Creator
German
Full title
Reliquary Pendant
Creation Date
16th century - 17th century
Object Case
Ecclesiastical Case
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 25 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
Marks
Christogram (side 1): MARIA
Christogram (side 2): IHS
Dimensions
7.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Display Media
Silver
Web Commentary
This reliquary pendant is decorated with the letters IHS, an abbreviation of the Greek form of Jesus Christ, and MARIA, for the Virgin Mary.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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