Keywords: English - Amuletic Brooch - Walters 571988 - View A.jpg Small praying hands serve as a delicate symbol of the faith represented by this brooch One end is set with a sapphire while the sides bear the inscription Ave Maria Hail Mary century 13 Medieval gold malachite sapphire and semiprecious stones cm 2 5 1 7 0 6 accession number 57 1988 22603 John Hunt Dublin date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1969 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1969 Inscribed on the inner face of the brooch's ring AVE MARIA; Translation Hail Mary Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Gothic art in the United Kingdom Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |