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Pax
Italian (Florence)
Renaissance
about 1460–70
Object Place: Europe, Florence, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal, enamel
Dimensions
27.94 x 12.7 cm (11 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number1972.400
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
Ecclesiastical ornaments
Enamels
Ecclesiastical ornaments
Enamels
DescriptionPax. Niello, gilt-bronze and enamel. Semi-circular pedimented panel and central panel, niello, in gilt-bronze architectural setting, surmounted by ornate floral ornaments. Central panel shows Christ in 3/4 view, supported by two angels. Columns on each side with turquoise enamel decoration on trunk. Inscribed: ACCIPITE. OSCVLVM. PACIS. I.N.R.I. X PS. REX. GLORIA PACEM. MEAM. DOVOBIS.
InscriptionsThree inscriptions on the front; a fourth if you include the monogram at the top.
ProvenanceBlumka Gallery, New York, 1972.