Locket 14th century French This pendant once contained a small disk of wax, blessed by the pope during the Easter season and worn as a kind of amulet. The back shows a lamb, a symbol of Jesus, and is surrounded by a Latin inscription that translates: "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us." Pregnant women sometimes wore such pendants for Locket. French. 14th century. Basse taille enamel, silver-gilt. Enamels-Basse taille

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Size: 1425px × 1570px
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