Triangular gold pendant with the Life of Christ

An image of Pendant/ Jewellery. Unknown Maker, Spanish. Triangular with three jewels and oval panels containing against a blue background three scenes from the life of Christ, the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection - the figures in white, the drop also being white enamel over the gold. Enamelled gold and crystal, height, whole, 5.1, cm, circa 1500-1660. Renaissance.

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Pendant/ Jewellery. Unknown Maker, Spanish. Triangular with three jewels and oval panels containing against a blue background three scenes from the life of Christ, the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection - the figures in white, the drop also being white enamel over the gold. Enamelled gold and crystal, height, whole, 5.1, cm, circa 1500-1660. Renaissance.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.280-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 537 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 152.81kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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