Half of a Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion, early 16th century

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Half of a Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion, early 16th century, Netherlandish, Boxwood, 2 1/4 × 2 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. ( × × cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The rosary, a fifteen-part prayer developed primarily by the Dominican order, grew in popularity during the fifteenth century. Chains of beads called chaplets or rosaries helped devotees to keep track of the sequence during prayer

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Size: 4560px × 4030px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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