Pendant with a mother of pearl figure of Christ

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An image of Pendant/Jewellery. Gold, set with emeralds and two diamonds and a carved mother-of-pearl figure of Christ on a background of gold, engraved and enamelled in translucent green (basse-taille enamelling). The back enamelled in opaque white, pink and black and set with an enamelled plaque in blue pink and grey-black of the virgin and child. Circular with a bow at the top. Gold, basse taille enamelling, emerald decoration, mother-of-pearl carving, height, whole, 7.8 cm, width, whole, 5.4 cm, circa 1600- 1700. Spanish.

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Pendant/Jewellery. Gold, set with emeralds and two diamonds and a carved mother-of-pearl figure of Christ on a background of gold, engraved and enamelled in translucent green (basse-taille enamelling). The back enamelled in opaque white, pink and black and set with an enamelled plaque in blue pink and grey-black of the virgin and child. Circular with a bow at the top. Gold, basse taille enamelling, emerald decoration, mother-of-pearl carving, height, whole, 7.8 cm, width, whole, 5.4 cm, circa 1600- 1700. Spanish.

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Accession Number: M.2-1970
Aperture: f/9.5
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 768 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 285.29kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 95/10

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Pendant with a mother of pearl figure of Christ

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